What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 4, 2019, at approximately 13:40 CDT, the flight crew of skywest flight 3608 sat-msp, a crj 900, received a master warning for an aft lavatory fire during cruise flight. The cabin crew initially were unable to confirm but subsequently reported visible haze and a strong acrid smell in the cabin. The crew declared an emergency, diverted to mci where after landing an evacuation using the main cabin door and over wing exits was conducted.
There were no passenger or crew injuries reported.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:40 CDT, THE FLIGHT CREW OF SKYWEST FLIGHT 3608 SAT-MSP, A CRJ 900, RECEIVED A MASTER WARNING FOR AN AFT LAVATORY FIRE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE CABIN CREW INITIALLY WERE UNABLE TO CONFIRM BUT SUBSEQUENTLY REPORTED VISIBLE HAZE AND A STRONG ACRID SMELL IN THE CABIN. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DIVERTED TO MCI WHERE AFTER LANDING AN EVACUATION USING THE MAIN CABIN DOOR AND OVER WING EXITS WAS CONDUCTED.
THERE WERE NO PASSENGER OR CREW INJURIES REPORTED.