Russian aircraft engine catches fire after landing in Antalya

Russian aircraft engine catches fire after landing in Antalya

on Sunday there was an incident at Antalya Airport in south of Turkey, in which a engine of a passenger plane produced in Russia caught fire after landing, as the Turkish Ministry of Transport announced in a statement.

temporary closure of the airport

The Ministry of Transport informed that the landings at the airport were exposed to 3 p.m. local time, while the authorities towed the aircraft from the runway.

All passengers are securely evacuated

All 89 passengers and the six crew members were surely evacuated from the Sukhoi Superjet 100, which had come from the Russian Black Sea town of Sochi, according to the Ministry.

reaction of emergency services

A video of the Airport Haber news portal divided on social media shows the emergency services that react to the fire. Flames and smoke beat out of the engine of the aircraft.

fire fighting in the course of

In videos that the Ministry of Transport spread after the incident, the plane that was covered under the left engine was covered with extinguishing foam, while firefighters continued to spray the engine to cool it down.

Details about landing

According to the website of the Antalya Airport, an Azimuth Airlines aircraft from Sochi at 6:25 p.m. GMT.