(Cron) — Passengers were evacuated from an American Airlines plane at the San Francisco airport on Friday afternoon, KRON 4 has confirmed. The passengers evacuated from Flight 2045 were bound for Miami.
SFO spokesman Doug Yakel told KRON 4 that a flight attendant reported smoke in the cabin around noon as the Miami-bound plane was backing up from the gate.
Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration and American Airlines told KRON 4 the plane was evacuated using emergency slides and a passenger bridge, and the San Francisco Fire Department extinguished the smoke.
Yakel said three passengers were injured. The San Francisco Fire Department said one person required medical evacuation. The cause of the injuries was not disclosed. Yakel said passengers had been brought back to the terminal as of 1 p.m.
An American Airlines spokesperson told KRON 4 that smoke began coming from a laptop computer in a passenger’s bag. “Our flight attendants quickly removed the bag and all passengers deplaned. We thank the flight attendants for their professionalism and apologize to customers for the inconvenience,” the airline said in a statement.
Videos posted on social media showed several fire engines, two emergency chutes and emergency workers surrounding the Miami-bound plane.
“It was hopeless until someone opened the middle door and all of us who were trapped in the hallway were able to get out. Some of us had minor injuries,” one passenger told KRON 4.
According to American Airlines’ website, the Miami-bound flight had just arrived at San Francisco International Airport from Miami, an hour earlier than its originally scheduled departure time of noon.