Video shows passengers exiting jet down an inflatable slide at Seattle-Tacoma airport

An Alaska Airlines flight had to evacuate shortly after landing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Monday after a passenger’s mobile device caught on fire.

The video above shows passengers exiting the aircraft down an inflatable slide.

At around 8:30 pm, a local fire department responded to a report of a fire on Flight 751, which had arrived from New Orleans. The type of device that caught fire was mentioned in a local report citing Perry Cooper, a spokesman for the Port of Seattle.

Local media reported that 128 passengers and six crew members evacuated the plane. Some passengers had minor scrapes and bruises.

This story was originally published August 25, 2021 at 9:47 AM with the headline "Video shows passengers exiting jet down an inflatable slide at Seattle-Tacoma airport."