{"id":142156,"date":"2023-10-09T00:56:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T00:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=142156"},"modified":"2023-10-09T00:56:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T00:56:50","slug":"british-airways-evacuates-passengers-from-plane-at-heathrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/world-news\/british-airways-evacuates-passengers-from-plane-at-heathrow\/","title":{"rendered":"British Airways evacuates passengers from plane at Heathrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>British Airways evacuates passengers from plane at Heathrow after four fell ill from unknown &#8216;fumes&#8217; on board<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Were you on the British Airways flight? Email eirian.prosser@dailymail.co.uk\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>British Airways passengers were evacuated from a plane in Heathrow tonight, with four travelers falling ill after unknown &#8216;fumes&#8217; filled the flight arriving from Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency services were seen rushing to Terminal 5 after the plane landed around 4.15pm yesterday, with the unwell passengers being treated and discharged at the scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Footage posted online shows a number of fire engines and police cars on the runway at Terminal 5 while dozens of other passengers wait outside the plane.<\/p>\n<p>Other images show firemen on board the flight kitted out with breathing apparatus as they pass scared customers.<\/p>\n<p>One passenger tweeted &#8216;major police operation at Heathrow T5 tonight&#8217; while another said: &#8216;Nothing like being locked on a plane with a &#8216;potential contagion&#8217; for an hour and half with no explanation or information.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><span>Were you on the British Airways flight? Email eirian.prosser@dailymail.co.uk<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/00\/76315815-12608737-image-a-1_1696807521969.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Two firemen seen boarding the British Airways plane at Heathrow Terminal 5 yesterday afternoon<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/00\/76315825-12608737-image-a-2_1696807547424.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Emergency services were called to the runway was the plane from Barcelona landed\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/00\/76315827-12608737-image-a-3_1696807554573.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Footage posted online shows a number of fire engines and police cars on the runway at Terminal 5 while dozens of other passengers wait outside the plane<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/00\/76315817-12608737-image-a-13_1696808249842.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Four people on board were said to have become unwell, however, they were quickly discharged at the scene\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8216;For clarity there was no contagion in the end. At least I hope not since they finally let us go.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Met seems to be on the ball. Heathrow staff though, were increasingly unclear and hostile to what amounted to very confused terrified folks that just wanted to go home.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A third wrote: &#8216;Scenes at Heathrow T5 as the BA flight from Barcelona has had its crew fall sick upon landing, and the passengers are being held on the runway.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;No information other than smoke\/fumes were detected in the cockpit and some cabin crew have been told to strip after falling ill.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The London\u00a0Fire Brigade said that there were no elevated chemical readings were detected inside the the aircraft, while the London Ambulance Service said it had sent a hazardous area response team along with three medics.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Metropolitan Police also attended the scene, telling the Mirror:\u00a0&#8216;Police were called at 16:15hrs on Sunday, 8 October to reports of passengers taken unwell on a flight into Heathrow Airport. Emergency services attended. Four people were treated at the scene.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/00\/76315813-12608737-image-a-8_1696807643413.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The London Fire Brigade said that there were no elevated chemical readings were detected inside the the aircraft<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/00\/76315821-12608737-image-a-7_1696807641399.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Crowds of passengers wait on the runway as emergency services inspected the BA plane\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/00\/76315823-12608737-image-a-5_1696807635207.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A number of fire engines, along with the ambulance service and Metropolitan Police attended the scene<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/00\/76315829-12608737-image-a-6_1696807638109.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Emergency services were seen rushing to Terminal 5 after the plane landed around 4.15pm yesterday<\/p>\n<p>The London Ambulance Service added:\u00a0&#8216;We sent a number of resources to the scene, including three medics in fast-response cars, two advanced paramedic practitioners, two ambulance crews, two incident response officers and members of our hazardous area response team (HART).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;After assessing multiple people at the scene, we treated three patients and discharged them.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>London Fire Brigade told the paper its &#8216;chemical team did a sweep of the plane and found no elevated readings&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>British Airways said the safety of its customers and crew &#8216;is always out top priority&#8217; adding that the aircraft &#8216;landed normally&#8217; following reports of a technical issue.<\/p>\n<p>A statement added:\u00a0\u00a0&#8216;Customers disembarked the aircraft safely via steps, and we&#8217;ve apologised to them for the delay and inconvenience caused to their journey.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>MailOnline has contacted the Met Police, London Fire Brigade, London Ambulance Service and Heathrow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12608737\/British-Airways-evacuates-passengers-plane-Heathrow-four-fell-ill-unknown-fumes-board.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British Airways evacuates passengers from plane at Heathrow after four fell ill from unknown &#8216;fumes&#8217; on board Were you on the British Airways flight? 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