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News Updated: May 03, 2022

50 Passengers Escape Death As Fire Guts Airplane Tyres In Port Harcourt

By Sydney Elike
May 03, 2022
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No less than 50 passengers were rescued in Port Harcourt after fire gutted the tyres of an aircraft operated by Dana Airlines.

According to reports, the incident took place on Monday evening at the Port Harcourt airport in Rivers State. There were no casualties and no passenger was injured as first responders worked with the airport's fire service to bring the situation under control.

Confirming the incident in a statement on Tuesday morning, Dana Air spokesman, Kingsley Ezenwa, disclosed that the aircraft has been grounded pending the conclusion of ongoing investigations.

"Our aircraft with registration number 5N JOY operating flight 9J 344 from Port Harcourt to Lagos on 2nd of May 2022, was set to take off when the pilot in command noticed an anomaly which he queried with the Air Traffic Control before embarking on a ramp return in line with our strict safety operating procedures.

"However, the impact on the brakes as a result of the aborted take-off affected the aircraft tyres which sparked off while the aircraft was taxiing to repark.

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"All 50 passengers on board the aircraft disembarked safely and our maintenance team has immediately grounded the aircraft pending the conclusion of their investigations.

"Once again, we sincerely apologize to all the passengers on the flight for the inconveniences caused due to the eventual cancellation of the flight", part of the statement reads.

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