18 people have been injured after a fire alert onboard a Ryanair flight bound for Manchester.
The incident took place at around 12:30am on Saturday morning at Palma de Mallorca Airport in Spain.
Cronica Balear reports that emergency services were alerted to reports of a fire onboard a plane on the tarmac at 12:36am on Saturday.
Emergency crews treated 18 people for minor injuries, with six taken to hospital for further assessment. Three people were referred to the Rotger Clinic and the other three to Palmaplanas Hospital.
Local Guardia Civil officers and airport fire crews also assisted in the evacuation of the plane.
According to local reports, some passengers evacuated the aircraft through the emergency exits before jumping from the wings directly to the tarmac to reach safety.
A spokesperson for Ryanair told The Herald: “This flight from Palma to Manchester (4 July) discontinued take-off due to a false fire warning light indication. Passengers were disembarked using the inflatable slides and returned to the terminal.
“While disembarking, a small number of passengers encountered very minor injuries (ankle sprains, etc.) and crew requested immediate medical assistance. To minimise disruption to passengers, we quickly arranged a replacement aircraft to operate this flight, which departed Palma at 07:05 this morning.
“We sincerely apologise to affected passengers for any inconvenience caused”. (HeraldScotland)
Ryanair 737-800 evacuated at Palma de Mallorca Airport after a fire indication developed on board during taxi.
The SAMU061 coordination center received a call at a.m, reporting a fire on flight RK3446 to Manchester.
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