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Old 19th Oct 2012, 07:58
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A plane was evacuated from a plane at Glasgow Airport amid reports of the cabin filling with smoke as it began to take off.
Firefighters were called to the airport, which prompted the evacuation of the plane using the emergency chute.
The Scottish Ambulance Service said it was treating four passengers for chest and hip injuries, which are believed to be minor.
Smoke filled the cabin of the Jet2.com plane during take off, which prompted the emergency evacuation of it. Emergency services were alerted at around 7.40am on Friday to the incident on the Jet2.com plane on the runway.
It is understood all passengers on the flight were able to get off using the emergency chutes. The Boeing 737-800 was due to fly to Alicante in Spain on Friday morning.
Strathclyde Fire and Rescue said it has sent three appliances to the scene.
The runway remains closed and Glasgow Airport has advised travellers to expect disruption on Friday, with several flights being diverted to other airports, including Edinburgh.

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