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| British Airways plane on fire on Las Vegas runway (C)BradleyHamptoon/Twitter |
A British Airways pilot has been made a hero for saving the day when the engine of the Boeing 777-200 he was piloting was engulfed in flames on the tarmac after which he aborted take-off. It was confirmed about 159 passengers and 13 crew members were onboard the plane. No casualties were reported except two who were said to have suffered minor injuries.
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| Passengers taking to their heels after escaping the fire (C)JacobSteinberg/Twitter |
As the runway was closed off in order to put off the fire and save passengers, passengers on other planes watched as the horror unfold. David Somer tweeted a picture of the plane in flames saying he saw people “running off” as it continued to burn.
He wrote: “Just landed in Vegas to see this...plane on fire on the Tarmac...people still on board and running off!"
The cause of the fire was not immediately stated.
Thank God there were no casualties
ReplyDeleteI cant imagine what would be going through the minds of other passengers on other planes watching the drama unfold
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