Friday 30 October 2015

Over 20 People Injured After Passenger Plane Caught Fire In Florida!

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More than 20 people were injured when a Caracas, Venezuela bound Boeing 767 carrying 101 passengers caught fire on Taxiway B,  Fort Lauderdale International Airport - Florida around 5:30pm, Thursday, October 29. 

Among those injured are a 62-year-old man who fell and hit his head on the tarmac while running away from the plane, and a 4-year-old boy. 

According to authorities, cause of the accident was a minor fuel leak in the area of the left wing near the engine, and a fuel fire on the ground.
The airport's runways were shut down while all inbound flights were diverted.

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