WASHINGTON (CNN) -- First lady Melania Trump's plane was forced to return to Joint Base Andrews Wednesday after a "mechanical issue" that led to smoke in the cabin.
Her spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, says "everyone is fine and everyone is safe" after the plane returned to Joint Base Andrews.
According to the press pool traveling with Trump, about 10 minutes after the plane took off, reporters saw a thin haze of smoke and smelled something burning. The plane landed safely.
Reporters were brought wet towels and told to hold them over their faces if the smell became too strong.
The White House did not immediately provide an official explanation of what happened and the pool has been told that the trip is being re-evaluated.
Mrs. Trump had been scheduled to visit a Philadelphia hospital and meet with families of children affected by exposure to opioids while in the womb.
Grisham says the first lady's team is "evaluating" whether to make other arrangements to travel to the event.
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