Florida airport: Boeing 767 catches fire with 101 onboard, 15 hurt

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Plane catches fire at Florida‘s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport; passengers evacuated.

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Several hurt as plane catches fire at Florida airport: Officials

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MIAMI (AFP) – Fifteen people were injured when an airliner caught fire while taxiing to a runway at Fort Lauderdale in Florida on Thursday (Oct 29), authorities said.  catches fire

The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said an engine caught fire on the Boeing 767, which was getting ready to depart for Venezuela.

One person sustained serious burn injuries, two were less seriously hurt and the remaining twelve had bumps and bruises, county officials told a press conference.

Officials said there were 101 people on board the plane when it caught fire.  Meanwhile, one runway had been reopened.

http://www.straitstimes.com/world/airplane-fire-at-florida-airport-injures-15

Video footage captures a Boeing 767 catching fire while taxiing at Florida airport

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Passenger plane catches fire on tarmac in Florida airport; several people injured

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