6 people injured in jetway collapse at Baltimore-Washington International Airport

December 31, 2018 3oliver

A jetway partially collapsed Saturday evening at Baltimore-Washington International Airport.

Emergency personnel respond after an equipment failure involving a jet bridge at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Dec. 29, 2018, in Baltimore.

At least 6 people were taken to hospitals with injuries that do not appear to be life-threatening, according to a tweet from the BWI Airport.

The jet bridge collapse, caused by a partial equipment failure, is under investigation.

Partial equipment failure involving jet bridge at #BWI Gate E-10. BWI Fire & Rescue Dept responded, along w/ mutual aid. Preliminary info indicates 6 individuals transported to local hospitals w/ non-life-threatening injuries.

— BWI Marshall Airport (@BWI_Airport) December 30, 2018

The plane has been moved from the gate and the incident is not impacting other airport operations.

In a statement, Southwest Airlines said Flight 822 had just arrived from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and requested paramedics to help with a medical situation involving a passenger.

Twitter user @PJPressesPlay posted a video on the social networking site that appears to show a firetruck on the scene.

I was in the plane the jetway fell from. Here’s video of a fireman bringing a ladder in to let the medic off. pic.twitter.com/2Q3dPcnAfw

— PJ Yerman (@PJPressesPlay) December 30, 2018