THIS IS A DEVELOPING SITUATION WE’LL KEEP YOU POSTED WHEN WE LEARN MORE. ááALL HANDS ON DECK AT BURLINGTON’S AIRPORT THIS AFTERNOON. POLICE, FIREFIGHTERS, AND E-M-S WERE ON SCENE… FOR WHAT POLICE SAY WAS A PHASE-FIVE SITUATION ON ONE OF THE FLIGHTS. OFFICERS ON SCENE TOLD US THEY WERE CALLED TO THE PATRICK LEAHY BURLINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT… BECAUSE PASSENGERS ON A FLIGHT FROM WASHINGTON D-C SMELLED SOMETHING FUNNY ON THE PLANE SO THE PLANE HAD TO LAND. WE’RE TOLD EVERYONE GOT OFF
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All hands on deck for Phase 5 incident at Burlington airport
Police say passengers on plane noticed unusual smell on board.
Updated: 7:18 PM EDT Oct 27, 2024
It was all hands on deck at Burlington’s airport Saturday afternoon. Police, firefighters and EMS were on scene for what police say was a Phase 5 situation on one of the flights.Officers on scene say they were called to the Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport because passengers on a flight from Washington, D.C., smelled something unusual on the plane, so it had to land. Officers were told that there was smoke in the cockpit.Police say everyone got off the plane okay and emergency vehicles were able to clear out. Officers say they were called as a precautionary measure.This is a developing story.
It was all hands on deck at Burlington’s airport Saturday afternoon. Police, firefighters and EMS were on scene for what police say was a Phase 5 situation on one of the flights.
Officers on scene say they were called to the Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport because passengers on a flight from Washington, D.C., smelled something unusual on the plane, so it had to land. Officers were told that there was smoke in the cockpit.
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Police say everyone got off the plane okay and emergency vehicles were able to clear out. Officers say they were called as a precautionary measure.
This is a developing story.
