Eighteen people were injured after a fire alert onboard a Ryanair plane bound for Manchester sent passengers into panic in Majorca, Spain, EDnews reports, citing The Sun.
The alarm went off just after midnight on the runway of Palma Airport and passengers were forced to evacuate.
Passengers were filmed clambering out of the plane onto one of its wings before jumping to the tarmac as firefighters and police rushed to the scene.
Local emergency teams said 18 people needed treatment for injuries, with six being taken to hospital.
Footage uploaded to social media shows terrified passengers leaping from the plane's wing down onto the tarmac, before sprinting away.
It was confirmed this morning the plane was about to leave the airport for Manchester.
Airline staff onboard the plane are said to have alerted the emergency services with a call at 12:35am this morning.
Four ambulances were sent to the scene along with airport-based firefighters and police.
