American Airline plane catches fire on runway at Chek Lap Kok
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American Airline plane catches fire on runway at Chek Lap Kok
An American Airline plane caught fire at Hong Kong International Airport today. One worker injured
Looking at this photo it appears the pallet caught fire not the airplane as the newspapers headline claim.
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Indeed pretty scary.
Suprised that the fire could develop to that extent without being attended by fire services. But I admittedly don't know all the specifics.
Suprised that the fire could develop to that extent without being attended by fire services. But I admittedly don't know all the specifics.
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From the Daily Star (can't post full URL)
/news/world-news/650933/Hong-Kong-airport-fire-American-Airlines-plane-cargo
The spokesman said: "An external piece of loading equipment had a mechanical issue and caught fire while preparing to put cargo in the hold of American Airlines flight 192 from Hong Kong (HKG) to Los Angeles (LAX).
"As a result, a pallet on the loading equipment containing non-hazardous goods also caught fire."
Perhaps not Li-ion batteries after all.
/news/world-news/650933/Hong-Kong-airport-fire-American-Airlines-plane-cargo
The spokesman said: "An external piece of loading equipment had a mechanical issue and caught fire while preparing to put cargo in the hold of American Airlines flight 192 from Hong Kong (HKG) to Los Angeles (LAX).
"As a result, a pallet on the loading equipment containing non-hazardous goods also caught fire."
Perhaps not Li-ion batteries after all.
I can imagine a fire breaking out inside the pallet and not being detected until it growths into a serious hazard. But this doesn't look good...
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Loader and other GSE does occasionally malfunction/leak and catch fire. Appears the pallet was stacked boxes of dry goods that world burn quickly once set a fire.
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Always thought the netting was fire-proof.
Flames may have begun below the pallet as suggested then likely snaked their way to and over the edge of pallet catching the plastic wrap and cardboard boxes on fire. There's a good photo towards the bottom in the earlier link that may help your understanding of how cargo is palletized.
