Passengers evacuated from plane on Sea-Tac runway

Jun 8, 2017, 9:19 AM | Updated: 10:31 am

(KIRO 7)

KIRO 7 Seattle

Passengers on an AirCanada flight from Calgary to Seattle were evacuated on a Sea-Tac Airport runway for light smoke in the plane’s cabin.

Flight 8301 from Calgary landed safely at Sea-Tac at 8:28 a.m. Thursday.

Port of Seattle fire met the plane on the runway and the passengers were evacuated onto shuttles. No one was hurt.

Sea-Tac Airport spokesman Perry Cooper said there was no serious damage to the airplane, a de Havilland Dash 8-400.

The runway was closed for about an hour but has since reopened.

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