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Old 20th Oct 2007, 01:05
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Desert Flower
 
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The twin engine plane, which was carrying cargo destined for a local bank caught on fire while the pilot was taxiing to land.
Taxiing to land? That's different!
Then the airport firies turned up to put out the fire with their foam canons,"
One would hope they meant to say cannons here & not canons!
"I spoke to the pilot when I arrived and after he had vacated...
Think he might have evacuated too!
and remove the engine which was three quarters of the way out by itself.
Ah, so it hadn't dropped out onto the tarmac after all?
The incident comes just a week before the airport is due to hold a mock emergency scenario to test response times of local emergency services.
God I hate it when that happens!
DF.
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