An American Airlines jet made an emergency landing on a remote island in Alaska's Aleutians after a fire warning light malfunctioned, the airline said Monday.
Flight 175, traveling from Dallas-Fort Worth to Tokyo, landed safely at Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday, said Tim Smith, a spokesman for American. The island base has a 10,000-foot (3,000-meter) runway.
It turned out there was no fire, despite the warning light from a cargo compartment of the Boeing 777.
Smith said the 197 passengers were evacuated while cargo was removed. No injuries were reported.
Once on the treeless, tundra-carpeted island, …
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