LAS VEGAS – Ann Romney’s plane made an emergency landing today in Colorado after smoke filled the cabin due to an apparent electrical fire.
Mrs. Romney, wife of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, was not harmed in the incident, spokeswoman Sarah Haley confirms.
The flight was en route from Omaha, Nebraska, where Mrs. Romney had attended fundraisers this afternoon to Santa Monica, California.
Haley said the plane, a Canadair CL-60 regional jet, was surrounded by fire trucks when it landed at the Denver International Airport.
No press travels with Mrs. Romney on her flights, but she was accompanied by four staffers, including Haley, two United States Secret Service agents, and three crew members.
Mrs. Romney and the other passengers were instructed to put their seat belts on during the emergency landing.
Romney campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul tweeted a photo from the scene, showing firefighters storming onto the plane after it landed.
Saul said that Mitt Romney spoke with Ann as soon as she was safely on the ground in Denver.
According to Laura Cole, a Denver Airport Spokeswoman, the airport received an alert at 2:20 p.m. MT that a private charter, Challenger 600, was coming in for a landing after there was possible smoke in the cabin.
Both the Denver Fire Department and the Denver Police Department as well as Airport Operations responded to the call.
ABC News’ Lisa Stark contributed to this report.
