Alaska Airlines flight forced to evacuate due to smelly fumes in cockpit

A Las Vegas-bound Alaska Airlines flight was forced to suddenly land and evacuate passengers in Portland, Ore. Wednesday, when a “strong odor” was detected in the plane’s cockpit, officials said.

Flight 757 was taking off at Portland International Airport at around 9:50 a.m local time when the odd-smelling “fumes” forced the plane to immediately land, according to FOX12.

Fire crews rushed passengers off the Boeing 737-800 and determined there was no blaze, Port of Portland officials told the outlet.

Nine people asked for a medical evaluation but no serious injuries were reported. 

The 14-year-old aircraft was then turned over to Alaska’s maintenance team, a rep for the airline told The Post.

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