Six hurt in Indonesian plane panic

8220;Some passengers saw smoke coming out from the plane8217;s right side. They screamed and shouted that the plane was on fire,8221; airline spokesman Eddy Haryanto said.

8220;That caused other passengers to panic and rush to the emergency exit. They forced open the door and jumped off the plane,8221; he said.

Six injured passengers were sent to hospital,the spokesman said,adding their condition was unknown.

8220;There was no fire,it was only smoke from the exhaust and that8217;s normal as the pilot had just started up the engines,8221; Haryanto said.

Indonesia,which relies heavily on air links to connect its sprawling archipelago of islands,has one of Asia8217;s worst air safety records.