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Old 7th Jan 2013, 20:46
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Lonewolf_50
 
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Everyone had left the plane, but there was a mechanic on board that noticed light smoke in the cockpit after being onboard for 15 minutes and reported it to authorities. The cause of the batteries overheating is not yet known.
A tip of the cap to the mechanic for getting it right, and getting the fire team out there. Perhaps he prevented something much worse from coming to pass.
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