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Flight SQ368 today.

Via the Oz:

Singapore Airlines’ jet catches fire

• Mitchell Bingemann
  
• The Australian
  
• 3:23PM June 27, 2016
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A Singapore Airlines’ jet carrying 241 passengers and crew caught fire after conducting an emergency landing at the city’s Changi Airport.

The plane – flight SQ368 - was forced to abort its trip to Milan and return to Singapore after an engine-oil warning sounded.

The right engine of the Boeing 777-300 ER burst into flames shortly after the aircraft touched down at 6.50am local time.

Emergency crew were on hand to immediately extinguish the blaze. There were no injuries to the 222 passengers and 19 crew on board, the airline said.

“Passengers disembarked through stairs and were transported to the terminal building by bus,” the airline said. “Singapore Airlines will be co-operating fully with the authorities in their investigations.”

Passengers have been transferred to another aircraft which will depart later today.

Video of burning plane and black smoke billowing from the runway has been posted to social media by witnesses at the airport.

 


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