Berjan Nicolas, a passenger on the plane, said passengers were told there were some technical difficulties and the plane would try to land at the nearest location.

One hour later the plane landed in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

Mr. Nicolas said they were later informed a fire alarm had gone off. (...)

After the plane touched down and an inspection was done, the decision was made to send another aircraft in to transport the passengers on to Quebec.

While waiting for the plane, scheduled to arrive on Aug. 11, 461 passengers spent the night in barracks at 5 Wing Goose Bay. They were provided with access to phones and given meals.

Source: The Labradorian