United Airlines passengers make emergency exit as mid-flight fire breaks out, reports Japan’s NHK

The Japanese public broadcaster reported earlier today that a Boeing 737 aircraft heading to the Philippines from Tokyo was diverted after a cargo fire indicator activated mid-air.

United Airlines planes | Representational Image | File Photo | Vincent Alban | Reuters

Tokyo: Passengers evacuated via emergency slides from a United Airlines plane at Japan’s Kansai Airport in western city of Osaka around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, public broadcaster NHK said.

The Boeing 737 aircraft heading to Cebu in the Philippines from Narita airport near Tokyo was diverted after a cargo fire indicator activated while flying over the Pacific Ocean, NHK reported.

It is not clear how many passengers were on board or whether there are any injuries.

(Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama)

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