British Airways Boeing 747 caught fire at Castellon Airport, Spain
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British Airways Boeing 747 caught fire at Castellon Airport, Spain
BREAKING A British Airways Boeing 747 caught fire at Castellon Airport, Spain
Somebody forgot a mobile on charge?
Somebody forgot a mobile on charge?
I wonder what was the source of ignition. Someone having a crafty fag while they work or was there any grease around?
Sad sight though. An iconic image for 2020.
Sad sight though. An iconic image for 2020.
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Reminds me of a similar incident on a brand new A340 in Paris during maintenance in the early 1990's . Someone pulled out some boxes caused an electrical short circuit, resulting in a fire, the guy was alone , by the time time he ran out to get help and a fire extinguisher, the fire was too large to be put out. the aircraft was completely destroyed in the end if I remember. **** happens .
On another matter , the dense back smoke and the duration of the fire show how retardant the materials around the cockpit are in reality
On another matter , the dense back smoke and the duration of the fire show how retardant the materials around the cockpit are in reality
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I thought so too - are they really that flammable? That looks like a fairly intense fire (or smoky, anyway!), and something that would cause absolute havoc in the air. Or would an onboard fire extinguisher put that out in no time in flight?
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The BCF extinguishers onboard are VERY effective, using more than one on any onboard fire is very rare.
In a flight situation I doubt this sort of thing would have got beyond the smell of burning and a bit of smoke. The pilots would have got straight on to the oxygen masks and PA'd the cabin crew to get in their immediately to run through their drills.
In a flight situation I doubt this sort of thing would have got beyond the smell of burning and a bit of smoke. The pilots would have got straight on to the oxygen masks and PA'd the cabin crew to get in their immediately to run through their drills.
Quoting from the same source of that video I posted:-
An unused two-story, fifteen-metre-high Boeing 747 aircraft had been parked at the airport on the Mediterranean coast of Spain waiting to be scrapped when the fire broke out.
An unused two-story, fifteen-metre-high Boeing 747 aircraft had been parked at the airport on the Mediterranean coast of Spain waiting to be scrapped when the fire broke out.
Makes You wonder who is doing the dismantling and for how much.