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| Firefighters gather near an engine of a Korean Air jet following an apparent engine fire on the tarmac at Haneda airport in Tokyo. all the passengers and crew were evacuated unharmed, Japanese media reported. Kyodo News via AP photo. |
TOKYO: Firefighters battled an apparent engine fire Friday
on a Korean Air jet on the tarmac at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. All the
passengers and crew were evacuated unharmed, Japanese media reported.
Japanese television broadcast live images of at least two
fire trucks blanketing the left-side engine and almost the entire side of the
plane with what appeared to be a white foam as smoke came out the back of the
engine.
A large crowd was gathered on a wide grassy area next to the
runway and near the choppy waters of Tokyo Bay. Emergency chutes were deployed
from the plane’s doors.
Japanese broadcaster
NHK said there were 302 passengers and 17 crew members on board. The plane was
preparing for takeoff when the incident occurred, Japanese media said. - AP
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