Source: www.ack.net

An American Airlines pilot reported smoke in the cabin of his plane on the tarmac of Nantucket Memorial Airport just after noon Monday. About 70 passengers and the crew were evacuated from the aircraft, which was preparing to push back from the gate and depart for Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. Both airport and town emergency personnel responded to the plane. No injuries were reported.

The cause of the smoke has not yet been identified, airport officials said. The plane was flown off-island for inspection and repairs without any passengers on board. Another aircraft was brought in to Nantucket Monday afternoon from Pittsburgh to pick up the stranded passengers.

According to the Nantucket airport twitter account (@AirportACK) the commercial-aviation ramp that was temporarily shut down during the incident has been reopened.

“All passengers are safe, and the commercial ramp has been reopened to traffic,” the tweet states.