United Airlines flight passengers make emergency exit in Japan, NHK says

Passengers evacuated via emergency slides from a United Airlines plane at Japan's Kansai Airport in western city of Osaka around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, public broadcaster NHK said.

The Boeing 737 aircraft heading to Cebu in the Philippines from Narita airport near Tokyo was diverted after a cargo fire indicator activated while flying over the Pacific Ocean, NHK reported.

It is not clear how many passengers were on board or whether there are any injuries.

(Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama)