Plane cabin fills with smoke at Denver International Airport

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After landing in Denver, the cabin of American Airlines Flight 445 started to fill with smoke, prompting an emergency evacuation on the runway.

A hundred and fifty eight passengers and six crew were evacuated, according to American Airlines.

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"There was smoke coming out of the wall," Captain Greg Pixley, a spokesman for the Denver Fire Department, told the Denver Post . "What caused it was contained to that one area. They are still investigating the cause."

While Pixley confirmed the smoke, he said there was no visible fire. Read more...

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