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London-bound flight makes emergency landing after fire in cabin: Report


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Published : 05 Jul 2019 07:50 PM | Updated : 06 Sep 2020 12:28 AM

A Virgin Atlantic flight en route London from New York made an emergency landing in Boston after a small fire broke out in the first class cabin on Thursday night.

All 217 passengers on board were evacuated safely, CNN reported while quoting the Massachusetts State Police. The flames may have come from an electrical malfunction from a passenger seat, reports AFP.

28-year-old Cory Tanner, who was onboard the flight, told CNN that they could smell smoke coming from the first class cabin "not even 30 minutes" after the plane took off from the John F. Kennedy International Airport on Thursday evening.