Plane tyre catches fire at Saudi airport

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Riyadh - No official confirmation from the airport authority or the civil aviation has been made yet.

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By IANS

Published: Mon 13 Feb 2017, 8:02 AM

Last updated: Mon 13 Feb 2017, 1:54 PM

 Saudi firefighting team extinguished on Saturday a limited fire in an airplane of the Iraqi airline at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah and 356 passengers were evacuated.
The fire started at one of the tyres of the plane at 12 noon local time (9 am GMT) because of overheated brake. The fire occurred after it landed and the passengers were evacuated, Xinhua news cited local media reports.
No official confirmation from the airport authority or the civil aviation has been made yet.

IANS

Published: Mon 13 Feb 2017, 8:02 AM

Last updated: Mon 13 Feb 2017, 1:54 PM

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