Transcript for Passengers Smell Jet Fuel and Initiate Evacuation
A frightening landing for passengers on an allegiant flight mothball smell to Boise, Idaho. The smell of fuel and what looked like smoke drove them scrambling out the emergency exits and onto the wing. The odor so strong, witnesses said they could smell it in the terminal. ABC's aditi Roy with what those passengers feared. Reporter: A dramatic passenger-led evacuation on the wing of this allegiant airlines aircraft, after some on board noticed what they thought was smoke outside the plane Friday night. Jacquelyn Jones was one of the passengers waiting in the terminal to board that plane. What could you see and smell? I could smell some sort of fumes or jet fuel as it was burning my throat and nose. Reporter: A Boise airport spokesman says the vapor was from fuel which had spilled from an auxiliary engine. And there was no fire of emergency. In a statement, allegiant airlines says, at no time where the passengers or crew members on board the plane in danger. And that passengers initiated an evacuation over wing doors. If you've got people opening up emergency exits and spilling off the back of the wing and you didn't order it, that's a very dangerous situation. Reporter: Just days before, another allegiant plane made an emergency landing and passengers were evacuated at the St. Petersburg/clearwater airport. After the crew reported spoke in the can bin. Four people reported injuries. Aditi Roy, ABC news, los Angeles.
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A frightening landing for passengers on an allegiant flight mothball smell to Boise, Idaho. The smell of fuel and what looked like smoke drove them scrambling out the emergency exits and onto the wing. The odor so strong, witnesses said they could smell it in the terminal. ABC's aditi Roy with what those passengers feared. Reporter: A dramatic passenger-led evacuation on the wing of this allegiant airlines aircraft, after some on board noticed what they thought was smoke outside the plane Friday night. Jacquelyn Jones was one of the passengers waiting in the terminal to board that plane. What could you see and smell? I could smell some sort of fumes or jet fuel as it was burning my throat and nose. Reporter: A Boise airport spokesman says the vapor was from fuel which had spilled from an auxiliary engine. And there was no fire of emergency. In a statement, allegiant airlines says, at no time where the passengers or crew members on board the plane in danger. And that passengers initiated an evacuation over wing doors. If you've got people opening up emergency exits and spilling off the back of the wing and you didn't order it, that's a very dangerous situation. Reporter: Just days before, another allegiant plane made an emergency landing and passengers were evacuated at the St. Petersburg/clearwater airport. After the crew reported spoke in the can bin. Four people reported injuries. Aditi Roy, ABC news, los Angeles.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.