From the BBC:
Six people have been injured after a fire broke out in an engine on a passenger plane that was just about to take off from Orly airport in Paris.
The people were slightly hurt as they tried to escape the plane via its emergency exits.
The flames were quickly extinguished by the airport’s firefighting teams.
The Airbus A320, flown by low-cost Spanish carrier Vueling, had been due to fly to Alicante when the fire broke out as it headed towards the runway.
An airport official at Orly said “the fire was quickly brought under control. The alarm was triggered at 1035 a.m. and it was over at 1109.”
Passenger Terry Volante told the AFP news agency that he saw black smoke coming from the jet engine when the plane was readying for take-off on the tarmac.
“The firefighters arrived less than two minutes later, a steward opened the doors, activated the escape slides and a flight attendant told us in Spanish to evacuate,” said Mr Volante.
The injuries included a twisted ankle and bruises sustained as passengers slid down the slide, Mr Volante said.
By: keltic - 8th August 2009 at 11:58
In fact it wasn´t any fire but engine overheating.
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August 5, 2009 at 4:31 pm