Narrative:

While boarding passengers smoke was reported by the flight attendant. We deplaned the passengers after the power had been shutdown and the fire was out. The source was from a curtain rod on the main entry door.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB145 First Officer is informed by the Flight Attendant of smoke in the cabin during boarding. Power was secured and the aircraft evacuated at the gate.

Narrative: While boarding passengers smoke was reported by the flight attendant. We deplaned the passengers after the power had been shutdown and the fire was out. The source was from a curtain rod on the main entry door.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.