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| British Airways jet on fire at Las Vegas airport |
A BRITISH Airways jet carrying hundreds of passengers has been engulfed in flames after it caught fire while taking off.
Panic erupted when smoke filled the plane after cabin crew opened emergency doors to evacuate.
Passengers on board described a “mad dash” to escape the burning jet after what the pilot said was a “catastrophic failure” of the left engine.
But miraculously just two people have been reported injured after the horror incident at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas.
Journalist Jacob Steinberg, who was on the plane, said: “They opened up one of the doors at the back and immediately loads of smoke came into the plane through that door which obviously led to quite a lot of panic from where we were.
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He added: “It was a bit of a blur to be honest. At first I don’t think they realised what had happened because they were telling people to sit down.
“A couple of people stood up and were running down the plane. I thought they were just panicking.
“There was a very quick shift in mood when they shouted evacuate and everybody immediately was up on their feet.
“Once they shouted evacuate it was quite quick but initially I think they didn’t realise what had happened until the pilot looked out the window and saw smoke coming from the left engine.”
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There were 159 passengers and 13 crew on the 275-seat aircraft, which was heading for Gatwick Airport in London.
They applauded the plane’s pilot when he emerged at the airport and joked that they “won’t be going anywhere tonight”.
It is not yet known what caused the blaze, but it has since been put out by firefighters.
One runway at the airport was closed.
Source: Express
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