It was a dramatic scene on the tarmac at Singapore’s Changi Airport on Monday when a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 caught fire moments after making an emergency landing.
Fire Damages Boeing 777 in Singapore
Key Takeaways:
- A Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 made an emergency landing at Changi Airport due to an engine oil warning and subsequently caught fire on the tarmac.
- All 241 people on board (222 passengers, 19 crew) evacuated safely, and firefighters extinguished the blaze, which started near the right engine, within minutes.
- The cause of the fire is currently under investigation, with a similar incident involving a British Airways Boeing 777 engine fire noted from the previous year.
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