FAA to investigate after fire reported in cabin of United Airlines Boeing flight

(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday said it will investigate after the crew on a United Airlines-operated Boeing 737 flight from Florida to Newark airport reported a fire in the cabin.

The airplane landed safely at Washington’s Dulles airport on Thursday afternoon, the FAA said in a statement.

(Reporting by Costas Pitas; Editing by Ryan Patrick Jones)