(CNN) -- Several people were reported injured on a United Airlines flight that encountered turbulence over Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Wednesday, said Lynn Lunsford of the Federal Aviation Administration.

United Flight 1727 was flying from Tampa, Florida, to Houston, Texas, he said.

The pilot said there were several injuries, Lunsford said. Medical crews were tending to the injured after the plane landed safely.

He said he did not know how many people were hurt or the extent of their injuries.

Additional details were not immediately available.

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