UA plane makes emergency landing at Kansai Airport, 2 slightly injured

A United Airlines aircraft made an emergency landing at Kansai International Airport in western Japan after on Friday night. Transport ministry officials said a total of 141 passengers and crew members were aboard United Airlines flight 32. They say all passengers evacuated the plane.

Firefighters said two women in their 50s and 80s sustained slight injuries. Officials said that the plane, which left Narita Airport near Tokyo for Cebu in the Philippines, was diverted to Kansai Airport after a warning of a fire in the cargo compartment appeared in the cockpit. Airport officials said the plane declared an emergency as it was flying over the Pacific Ocean near the coast.