Passenger jet on fire at Toronto airport
Last Updated Tue, 02 Aug 2005 16:41:07 EDT
CBC News
Flames and black smoke were pouring out of a passenger airplane at Toronto's Pearson International Airport Tuesday afternoon, two hours after operations at the airport were grounded because of severe thunderstorms in the area.
There is no word on how many passengers were on board the Air France A340 or what their condition is. The plane has a capacity of between 250 and 305 passengers, with a crew of 12 to 15 people.
The Air France jet burst into flames after skidding off a runway at Toronto's Pearson Airport Tuesday.
There are reports that the airplane was trying to take off or land in a downpour when it skidded off a runway at about 3:50 p.m.
It crashed through barriers and ended up in a small ravine at the far west end of the airport, the fuselage tipped down and the aircraft's tail in the air.
Rescue crews are on the scene.
More details later.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/08/02/pearson-plane050802.html
Last Updated Tue, 02 Aug 2005 16:41:07 EDT
CBC News
Flames and black smoke were pouring out of a passenger airplane at Toronto's Pearson International Airport Tuesday afternoon, two hours after operations at the airport were grounded because of severe thunderstorms in the area.
There is no word on how many passengers were on board the Air France A340 or what their condition is. The plane has a capacity of between 250 and 305 passengers, with a crew of 12 to 15 people.
The Air France jet burst into flames after skidding off a runway at Toronto's Pearson Airport Tuesday.
There are reports that the airplane was trying to take off or land in a downpour when it skidded off a runway at about 3:50 p.m.
It crashed through barriers and ended up in a small ravine at the far west end of the airport, the fuselage tipped down and the aircraft's tail in the air.
Rescue crews are on the scene.
More details later.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/08/02/pearson-plane050802.html
