At approximately 9:20 p.m. Tuesday evening, RCMP responded to a call regarding a fire onboard United Airlines Flight 999.
The flight originated from New York and was destined to Europe. While enroute to Europe a fire erupted in the galley of the plane. The fire was extinguished by crew using a fire extinguisher on board the aircraft.
There were 293 passengers and 13 crew members and no one was injured as a result of the fire. Fire, EHS and RCMP were all dispatched when the plane was diverted to Halifax Stanfield International Airport. The investigation is continuing.
Source: Release