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Fire forces plane to land in Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) - A passenger jet made an emergency landing in the Newfoundland capital Saturday evening after a fire apparently broke out in a hold.

Fires trucks, ambulances and police vehicles were scrambled to the runway before a Continental Airlines DC-10 touched down safely.

There were no reports of injuries.

It wasn't immediately known where the flight originated or where it was headed when the emergency occurred.

The number of passengers onboard also wasn't known.

There were early reports the problem may have originated in an air-conditioning unit.

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-- Dee (T1Colt556@aol.com), February 12, 2000

Answers

A bit more info.

Newsday

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"Airline Makes Unscheduled Landing

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland (AP) -- A Continental Airlines DC-10 made an unscheduled landing Saturday in the capital of Newfoundland after a light went on, indicating the possibility of smoke in the cabin.

Fires trucks, ambulances and police vehicles were scrambled to the runway before a Continental Airlines DC-10 touched down safely. There were no reports of injuries.

``A light did go on, but there was no smoke, no fire. It was a misindication, a false signal. The plane is getting ready to go back into service,'' said Catherine Stengel, a spokeswoman for the Houston-based airline.

``It could have been a blown fuse. They're not sure what caused the light to go on,'' she said.

The plane's pilot reportedly asked to land at St. John's Airport, saying an air-conditioning unit in a cargo hold beneath the cockpit apparently overheated, sending smoke into the cabin.

Flight 55 from Paris was originally scheduled to arrive in Newark at 6:15 p.m. but was rescheduled to arrive in Newark later Saturday night.

There were 172 passengers on board, according to Stengle.

AP-NY-02-12-00 2038EST"

-- Rachel Gibson (rgibson@hotmail.com), February 12, 2000.

Thank you for the additional input Rachel!

-- Dee (T1Colt556@aol.com), February 12, 2000.

You're welcome, Dee. Here's another one:

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"Alberta Fri Feb 11, 8:39 am

Forced Landing - Canadian

A Canadian Airlines jet with 106 people on board was forced to make an emergency landing last night. The Boeing 7-37 was on a flight from Edmonton to Toronto when it was forced to land at Winnipeg after one one of the engines began making a loud noise. The 100 passengers were placed on another plane to continue their flight."

-- Rachel Gibson (rgibson@hotmail.com), February 13, 2000.