Hole in fuselage forces emergency landing

CHARLESTON, W.Va., July 14 (UPI) -- A football-sized hole in the fuselage forced a Southwest Airlines jet to make an emergency landing in Charleston, W.Va., officials said.

No injuries were reported aboard Flight 2294, which was traveling from Nashville to Baltimore Monday with 126 passengers and five crew members, CNN reported Tuesday.

The hole caused the cabin to depressurize suddenly, prompting the jet's oxygen masks to deploy, an airline spokeswoman said. The hole was in the middle of the cabin near the top.

What caused the damage hasn't been determined, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Holly Baker said. Both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board were investigating the matter.

"There is no responsible way to speculate as to a cause at this point," Southwest Airlines said in a statement. "We have safety procedures in place, and they were followed in this instance to get all passengers and crew safely on the ground. Reports we have are that our passengers were calm and that our pilots and flight attendants did a great job getting the aircraft on the ground safely."