Saturday, 25 May 2013

JET WITH 75 PASSENGERS MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER MID-AIR FIRE

ABOVE: Emergency vehicles surround the plane after it made its emergency landing at Heathrow
“
The right engine was clearly on fire. I mean, big flames, very visible.
”
Passenger David Gallagher
25th May 2013

By Daily Star Reporter

A JET with 75 passengers had to make an emergency landing yesterday after one of its engines burst into flames in mid-air.

Smoke was seen billowing from the British Airways Airbus A319 moments after it took off from London Heathrow bound for the Norwegian capital, Oslo.

The plane made a hasty return and terrified passengers were evacuated via emergency chutes as fire crews doused the flames.

Passenger David Gallagher said: "The right engine was clearly on fire. I mean, big flames, very visible.”

Investigators have ruled out a terror attack and believe the jet could have flown into a flock of birds.

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