World news: a plane caught fire during landing in Canada
According to preliminary data, there were no casualties, everyone was evacuated on time.
In Canada plane caught fire when the wing hit the runway.
This is reported by the State Security Service.
An Air Canada flight made an emergency landing in Halifax, during which the plane skidded down the runway and caught fire.
The cause of the incident is a problem with the chassis.
“We heard a fairly loud impact sound as the wing of the aircraft began to skid across the pavement along with what I assume was the engine.”– said passenger Nikki Valentine.
After the plane stopped, passengers noticed fire on the port side and smoke in the cabin. The evacuation of passengers took about two minutes.
We will remind, passenger the plane with 181 people on board crashed while boarding at an airport in South Korea. Two people survived, the rest, most likely, died. So far, 179 have been officially confirmed…
