Firefighter dies after Dubai plane crash
All 282 passengers and 18 crew eventually evacuated the Emirates Boeing 777, which struck the runway at the airport in Dubai on Wednesday. Thirteen people had minor wounds.
The video was uploaded to YouTube on August 4, and shows passengers of flight EK521 grabbing their personal belongings in the overhead compartments as smoke filled the cabin. “To avoid inconvenience Dubai Airports urges passengers flying out of DXB or DWC to check with their airlines for updated flight times before leaving for the airport”.
The plane touched down and soon the smoke and fire was visible. All passengers and crew were evacuated safely but an Emirati fire-fighter died while putting out the blaze. Al Maktoum worldwide is located an hour’s drive away from Dubai global Airport. This news story is related to Latest/140088-Dubai-airport-scraps-200-flights-Emirates-crash/ – breaking news, latest news, pakistan ne.
The passengers managed to escape from the flight.
The flight attendants have been praised for their actions, but they didn’t get much cooperation from the passengers, who were caught on video as they scrambled to save their belongings.
An Emirates Airline plane coming from India made an emergency landing and burst into flames at Dubai airport on Wednesday, the airline and the government reported.
Images taken of the gutted plane after the explosion show the entire top half of the aircraft’s fuselage is missing, with the plane slumped on the tarmac.
‘Our main priority at this time is the safety and wellbeing of all involved and full co-operation is being extended to the authorities and emergency services managing the situation, ‘ the airline said.
Airport authorities halted all operations at Dubai International Airport for around four hours Wednesday, causing delays and diversions.
The Boeing 777 aircraft, departed at 10.19am from Trivandrum International Airport and was scheduled to land at 12.50 pm at Dubai International Airport.