Alaska Airlines Passengers Evacuate Boeing 737 At Sea-Tac

Passengers aboard an Alaska Airlines flight from Sea-Tac to Anchorage Sunday were evacuated after smoke and a brief flash of flame occurred on a Boeing 737 as it sat at a gate.

Alaska Airlines spokesperson Bobbi Egan said 144 passengers and crew of seven were on the 737 at gate N7 when residual fuel in an engine of the auxiliary power unit caused brief flame and smoke.

Egan said the APU, which is attached to the rear of the aircraft, provides power to the aircraft when it's at the gate.

The passengers were evacuated and boarded another plane to Anchorage.

No one was hurt.