Air China Jet Evacuated After Engine Fire Sends Smoke Into Cabin in Singapore, 9 Injured

Air China Jet Evacuated After Engine Fire Sends Smoke Into Cabin in Singapore, 9 Injured
Dancers perform a lion dance near the 100th A320 airplane assembled at the Tianjin plant of Airbus in north China's Tianjin Municipality on Aug. 31, 2012. Chinatopix Via AP
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BEIJING—Nine passengers were injured after an engine fire sent smoke into the cabin of an Air China jetliner landing in Singapore, prompting an evacuation of the aircraft.

The Airbus A320 with 146 passengers and nine crew made an emergency landing about 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Changi Airport said in a statement on its Facebook page. The flight was coming from the city of Chengdu in China’s Sichuan province.