Skip to comments.
Smoking Suitcase Found in Ariz. Airport
Breitbart ^
| Nov 13, 2007
| AP
Posted on 11/13/2007 11:24:51 AM PST by RDTF
PHOENIX (AP) - A smoking suitcase was spotted Tuesday in the cargo area at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, airport officials said. The suitcase was in the cargo hold of a US Airways plane headed to San Antonio when it started emitting smoke, said Claire Simeone, an airport spokeswoman. The plane was moved to a less busy area while authorities investigated the suitcase on the tarmac.
-snip-
The Phoenix Fire Department called in a hazard materials team and the owner of the suitcase is being questioned by police, Rodriguez said.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: airport; airportsecurity; batteries; lotion; perfume; phoenix; phx; smoking; smokingnonsmoking; suitcase; tsa
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-65 next last
To: RDTF
I hope this is nothing serious, but that’s one of the ways Aum was planning to disperse sarin in the subway (they chose a more expedient method as police were getting close).
It certainly is worthy of investigation and keeping people safe!
21
posted on
11/13/2007 11:39:52 AM PST
by
DBrow
To: RDTF
What an incredibly stupid story. Apparently, the “journalist” never heard that s news story should contain a “who”, “what”, “where”, “when”, and “why”.
22
posted on
11/13/2007 11:41:22 AM PST
by
DustyMoment
(FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
To: RDTF
23
posted on
11/13/2007 11:41:33 AM PST
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: RDTF
"That's my suitcase. What's the problem?"
24
posted on
11/13/2007 11:42:42 AM PST
by
OB1kNOb
(Support Duncan Hunter for the 2008 GOP presidential nominee. He is THE conservative candidate!!)
To: DBrow; All
Update:
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8SSVKFO0&show_article=1&catnum=0
PHOENIX (AP) - A smoking suitcase was spotted Tuesday in the cargo area at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, but did not contain explosives, airport officials said.
A baggage handler was loading bags on a US Airways plane about 10 a.m. when he noticed that one suitcase was hot and set it aside, according to a statement released by Sky Harbor authorities. The fire department was called when the bag began to smoke.
-snip-
25
posted on
11/13/2007 11:43:52 AM PST
by
RDTF
("Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear". Mark Twain)
To: BlazingArizona
LiOn batteries A good guess.
26
posted on
11/13/2007 11:45:18 AM PST
by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: RDTF
No details are available, except that the incident was in no way related to terrorist activities.
27
posted on
11/13/2007 11:48:42 AM PST
by
loungitude
(The truth hurts.)
To: RDTF
I have no idea if your sarc is on or off! That makes it even more funny/scary!
28
posted on
11/13/2007 11:51:10 AM PST
by
airborne
(Proud to be a conservative! Proud to support Duncan Hunter for President!)
To: RDTF
A suitcase that smokes? I wonder if it was driven there by a killer SUV?
29
posted on
11/13/2007 11:52:20 AM PST
by
1Old Pro
(quickly)
To: RDTF
Obviously, this incident supports the theory of global warming, as all incidents do.
30
posted on
11/13/2007 12:04:03 PM PST
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: dead
If it wasn’t so damn hot on that tarmac the suitcase never would’ve started smoking. Or maybe the suitcase was just stressed, just sayin.
To: RDTF
What is it, about Sky Harbor and nuttiness?
32
posted on
11/13/2007 12:21:30 PM PST
by
lainie
To: RDTF
33
posted on
11/13/2007 12:32:36 PM PST
by
Old Professer
(The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
To: RDTF
Sounds like a case of toiletries leaking and reacting with each other.
http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=7353398&nav=menu216_2
“A fire department spokesman says when the bomb squad arrived, everything was melted in the bag. He said the contents of the suitcase included hairspray and other toiletries.”
To: RDTF
35
posted on
11/13/2007 12:33:24 PM PST
by
toddlintown
(Five bullets and Lennon goes down. Yet not one hit Yoko. Discuss.)
To: RDTF
36
posted on
11/13/2007 12:40:07 PM PST
by
Fixit
(Fix your post posting spelling mistakes with new liquid pixels. *** Now with smooth coverage! ***)
To: RDTF
37
posted on
11/13/2007 12:48:19 PM PST
by
Sloth
(Democrats and GOPers are to government what Jeffrey Dahmer and Michael Jackson are to babysitting)
To: RDTF
An overheated pocket rocket, I presume?
38
posted on
11/13/2007 12:50:48 PM PST
by
gathersnomoss
(General George Patton had it right.)
To: RDTF
It probably wouldn’t have been as intense a fire as the one on the plane leaving Miami that crashed into the Everglades when fire erupted in the cargo hold, but a fire anywhere on an airplane in flight is a great concern. I’m not sure they are even now required to have fire detection systems in the cargo areas. Perhaps someone around here will know if that change was made after the Florida crash.
39
posted on
11/13/2007 12:55:02 PM PST
by
jwparkerjr
(Sigh . . .)
To: fanfan
40
posted on
11/13/2007 12:57:12 PM PST
by
Cindy
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-65 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson