PATH service resumes after smoke condition

  Eyewitness NewsHOBOKEN -- PATH has resumed service between Hoboken and 33rd Street in New York City following a smoky condition on a train.

Port Authority spokesman Steve Coleman says the train became disabled just before reaching Hoboken at 7:22 a.m. Tuesday.

Coleman says there were reports that some passengers had pulled the emergency cord to open doors and jump off the train.

Coleman says officials had to shut down power to check the tracks.

No passengers were found and PATH service resumed at 8:05 a.m.

There were no reports of injuries and officials haven't determined what caused the problem on the train.

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Smoke forces Newark flight to make emergency landing

  Eyewitness NewsNEWARK -- A Scandinavian Airlines Airbus 330 has been diverted to Bangor International Airport because its cockpit filled with smoke. It landed safely.

The airplane, which had 230 passengers and 12 crew members on board, was enroute from Newark to Copenhagen, Denmark, when it was diverted to Bangor on Wednesday. It landed shortly before 7:30 p.m.

Tony Caruso, the airport's interim director, says the passengers and crew have been checked for smoke inhalation but that he has not heard of any injuries.

Caruso tells The Bangor Daily News that the flight has been canceled and that airport officials are helping the passengers find accomodations.

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