By NBC's Garrett Haake
LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- A chartered regional jet carrying Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, was forced to make an emergency landing in Denver today after smoke began to fill the plane midflight.
Campaign aides said the plane landed safely at Denver International Airport, and there were no reports of any injuries. An electrical fire was the suspected cause of the smoke.
Mrs. Romney was en route from Omaha, NE, to Santa Monica, CA, on the chartered Canadair regional jet when the smoke forced an emergency landing. She spoke with Gov. Romney, who was campaigning in Las Vegas at the time, by phone shortly after landing.
