Amritsar, April 10
A total of 190 passengers on board a Turkmenistan airline had a lucky escape
after one of the plane's rear tyres caught fire immediately after landing at
the international Rajasansi Airport here.
A major tragedy was averted when the quick-thinking pilot of the airbus switched off the plane's engine after landing at the airport yesterday, sources said today.
The incident was kept under wraps by the authorities until now.
Fire tenders reached the airstrip within a few minutes after the incident and successfully controlled the fire, airport officials said.
The flight was coming from Britain.
The pilot made an absolutely safe landing, officials said, adding that no one was injured.
— PTI
