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06-27-2016, 07:33 AM
Singapore Airlines plane makes emergency landing, just before right engine bursts into flames
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SINGAPORE — A Singapore Airlines plane bound for Milan caught fire on the runway on Monday morning, shortly after returning to Singapore to make an emergency landing.
Flight SQ368 left at about 2.25 a.m. local time, but the pilot was forced to turn back due to an engine oil warning message.
SEE ALSO: Delta engine cover fell off at 28,000 feet (http://mashable.com/2016/05/09/delta-plane-engine-cover/)
When the plane landed at about 6:50 a.m. its right engine caught fire, but Changi Airport says the blaze was put out within minutes.
All 222 passengers and 19 crew members were evacuated safely with ** injuries, said Singapore Airlines.
Channel NewsAsia*reports (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/sia-flight-catches-fire/2907544.html)*that moments after the plane landed safely to applause from the passengers, people saw a spark and the plane's right wing burst into flames. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/26/singapore-air-plane-fire/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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SINGAPORE — A Singapore Airlines plane bound for Milan caught fire on the runway on Monday morning, shortly after returning to Singapore to make an emergency landing.
Flight SQ368 left at about 2.25 a.m. local time, but the pilot was forced to turn back due to an engine oil warning message.
SEE ALSO: Delta engine cover fell off at 28,000 feet (http://mashable.com/2016/05/09/delta-plane-engine-cover/)
When the plane landed at about 6:50 a.m. its right engine caught fire, but Changi Airport says the blaze was put out within minutes.
All 222 passengers and 19 crew members were evacuated safely with ** injuries, said Singapore Airlines.
Channel NewsAsia*reports (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/sia-flight-catches-fire/2907544.html)*that moments after the plane landed safely to applause from the passengers, people saw a spark and the plane's right wing burst into flames. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/26/singapore-air-plane-fire/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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