An Air France passenger jet travelling to Paris from Santo Domingo, made an emergency landing in Ireland after chili peppers set off the fire alarm during the transatlantic flight
The flight crew declared an emergency after the alarm went off in the cargo hold and the plane landed at Shannon Airport resulting in passengers being delayed for hours. But reports say there was no fire at all and the alarm sounded because of the heat from the peppers
It was the third time this year that a shipment of organic material has set off an aircraft alarm and forced a flight to divert to Shannon Airport.
The Air France plane was met by firefighters and paramedics after landing safely at Shannon.
Fire crews inspected the cargo hold and found no evidence of a fire.
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