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Old 28th Feb 2002, 00:10
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From BBC:

More than 100 passengers and crew were evacuated from an aeroplane after one of its engines caught fire as it came into land. . .Emergency crews were called to Stansted Airport in Essex on Wednesday after the Boeing 737 from Dublin landed at 1715 GMT.

A spokesman for the airport said smoke was spotted pouring from the engine of the Ryanair plane by air traffic control staff.

Essex ambulance crews treated two people at the scene for the effects of smoke.

. .'Normal' landing

"As is normal procedure the airport's fire crews were called in and Essex ambulance service was called," said the spokesman.

"The aircraft had a perfectly normal landing and after it came to a standstill the fire was put out and the passengers and crew were evacuated."

Essex Fire and Rescue Service initially sent in 10 appliances to the scene, which left the scene at about 1800 GMT.

A spokeswoman said: "Foam jets and dry powder extinguishers were used to bring the fire under control.

"The situation has now been scaled back and we have left it in the care of the airport."

The airport later confirmed a full investigation would be carried out into the incident.
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