A mechanical malfunction caused a fire inside the nose area of a Delta flight at Sea-Tac airport Monday evening.
An airport spokesperson said at around 9:35 p.m., Delta flight 604 arrived at gate A10 from Cancun. After plugging into electric power, sparks caused a fire inside the nose area, according to officials.
The airport spokesperson continued to say that chutes were deployed, and passengers were evacuated to the ramp.
By the time the Port of Seattle Fire Department arrived, there was no fire showing, but they proceeded to spray water on the area anyway.
Passengers were returned to the terminal by way of the ramp stairs to the loading bridge, according to officials.