Passengers On Air China Flight Evacuated On Runway After Plane Engine Catches Fire
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Nine passengers sustained minor injuries related to smoke inhalation and abrasions during the evacuation process.
An Air China plane had to make an emergency landing in Singapore after its engine caught fire. Pictures and videos of a plane cabin filled with smoke have surfaced on the internet. According to CNN, passengers were evacuated from the aircraft by using the emergency exit slide while dark smoke billowed from the engine that was still on fire. Pratt&Whitney engine on fire, Air China flight evacuated on Singapore runway.CA403 TFU-SIN squawking 7700 shortly before landing at Singapore due to PW1100G engine fire. Heavy smoke in cabin, crew evacuated the plane on runway.The aircraft is a 4-year old A320neo B-305J. pic.twitter.com/CHBTPt8Du2
According to a statement from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, all 146 passengers and nine crew members safely evacuated after landing at about 4:15 p.m. local time.
An X user shared a video of passengers exiting from the emergency slide. The caption read, "Pratt & Whitney engine on fire, Air China flight evacuated on Singapore runway. CA403 TFU-SIN squawking 7700 shortly before landing at Singapore due to PW1100G engine fire. Heavy smoke in the cabin, crew evacuated the plane on the runway. The aircraft is a 4-year-old A320neo B-305J," he wrote on X.
