More than 160 people were forced to exit a plane using its emergency slides after the cabin filled with smoke . Six crew members and 158 passengers were rescued from the American Airlines flight at Denver International Airport around midday yesterday . They had flown on Flight 445 from Charlotte , North Carolina , and had been taxiing to the gate for less than a minute when the captain ordered that the chutes be activated . Scroll down for video . More than 160 people were forced to exit American Airlines Flight 445 using its emergency slides after the cabin filled with smoke at Denver International Airport around midday on Wednesday . A bus took the passengers to the terminal , where they waited for two hours for their baggage . One minor injury was reported . It is thought the person slipped on ice . Passenger Andy Long said he noticed a smell like an emergency brake being left on in a running car and then saw the cabin fill with a light haze . He said : 'That 's when they said `` Everybody get out , get out , get out . Do n't take your stuff . '' ' 'There was probably an appropriate amount of people being generally frustrated because their days got rained on . ' He wrote on Instagram after the incident that he can now tick using an emergency plane exit off his bucket list . Another passenger , Lindsay Geisler , said that passengers waited for 20 minutes for a bus . She added : 'It 's been great to see how people rally together and help out one another when you get put into a situation like this . ' A bus took the passengers , who disembarked on to snow , to the terminal and they waited for two hours for their baggage . One passenger , Andy Long , said he noticed a smell like an emergency brake being left on in a running car and then saw the cabin fill with a light haze . Passengers waited by the plane until they were taken to the terminal . Men in suits , mothers with children and solo travellers were all forced to slide down one of the chutes . Greg Pixley , spokesman for the Denver Fire Department , said the smoke had been contained . 'There was smoke coming out of the wall . What caused it was contained to that one area , ' he told the Denver Post . A spokesman for the airport said there was no sign of a fire inside the plane . A spokesman for American Airlines said : 'While taxiing to the gate , the pilot was alerted to possible smoke in the cabin . The passengers and crew deplaned via the slides and are all in the terminal . 'We are in contact with the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration . ' A spokesman for the airport ( above ) said there was no sign of a fire inside the plane . Denver Fire Department said there was smoke coming out of the wall , but it was contained to one area .
Six crew and 158 passengers evacuated from American Airlines flight . Bus took passengers to terminal where they waited for their baggage . Score: 6