Medical evacuation plane explodes in Manila, all 8 dead
Published on: Monday, March 30, 2020
By: AFP
Rescuers stand next to the wreckage of a Westwind aircraft after it caught on fire during takeoff at the Manila international airport on March 29, 2020. - A Japan-bound plane caught fire on takeoff at Manila airport in the Philippines late March 29, killing all eight people on board, airport authorities said. (Photo: AFP)
MANILA: A Japan-bound plane caught fire on takeoff at Manila airport in the Philippines late Sunday, killing all eight people on board, airport authorities said.
The Westwind aircraft was headed for Haneda airport on a medical evacuation mission carrying six Filipino crew members and two passengers, an American and a Canadian, authorities said without naming any of them.
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Firefighters rushed to the end of the runway where the aircraft was engulfed in flames, dousing it with chemical foam, an airport authority statement said.
“Unfortunately, there were no survivors on the flight,” Manila airport general manager Ed Monreal told a news conference.
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