British Airways plane catches fire at Las Vegas airport; 14 injured - CNN
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fire broke out Tuesday on an outbound British Airways flight at the Las
Vegas airport, leading 14 people to be transported for medical care for
what a fire official called "minor injuries."
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majority of the injuries came as passengers slid down the inflatable
chutes to evacuate the Boeing 777, Clark County Fire Department Deputy
Chief Jon Klassen said.
The incident
occurred shortly after 4 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) and involved British Airways
Flight 2276, which was bound for London's Gatwick Airport, according to
the McCarran International Airport's Twitter feed.
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