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Irish airport flights suspended after runway plane fire

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AFP Dublin
Last Updated : Aug 15 2019 | 3:10 PM IST

Flights were suspended at Shannon Airport in western Ireland on Thursday after a fire broke out on the undercarriage of an aircraft on the runway, an airport spokesman said.

The Boeing aircraft is owned by Omni Air International, a US charter carrier that specialises in military and government transport flights.

"Airport emergency services are currently on the scene and earlier extinguished an external fire to the undercarriage," a spokesman for the Shannon Group said in a statement.

"All passengers and crew have disembarked safely and are currently in the terminal building."
"Initial reports indicate no serious injuries to passengers or crew."

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First Published: Aug 15 2019 | 3:10 PM IST

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