An American Airlines flight was evacuated after the crew reported smoke in the cabin while the plane was parked at its gate at San Francisco International Airport, according to airport officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The airline said the smoke came from a laptop in a passenger’s bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jan Jankai, a passenger on the flight with his father, told ABC News when they boarded the plane, “it smelled like burned cables” and proceeded to get stronger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Soon after, Jankai said they saw a huge flame from below his father’s seat and on all sides. He said the smoke got so intense “We thought we would pass out.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We tried to get up but were already buckled in,” Jankai said, adding he and his father quickly unbuckled their seats and tried to go to the back emergency exit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jankai’s father, who was seated above the passenger’s bag that was on fire, said he threw the bag out of the emergency exit door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SFO said three people experienced minor injuries while evacuating through the emergency slides. One of the three individuals injured was transported to a local hospital, according to an update from the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) Friday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
American Airlines said they are aware of one passenger sustaining minor injuries while exiting the aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SFFD confirmed the incident was due to a battery fire and the fire was out before firefighters arrived at the aircraft.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The airline said some passengers evacuated via the emergency slides and others deplaned from the jet bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Airbus A321 was set to depart for Miami at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n