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178 escape death as fire engulfs American Airlines plane at airport

 

CITIZENS COMPASS–178 persons have escaped death when an American Airlines Flight 1006, a Boeing 737-800 was engulfed in fire on Thursday evening.

It was traveling from Colorado Springs to Dallas-Fort Worth when it suffered engine malfunction mid-air.

The plane which was diverted to Denver at around 5:15 p.m. local time was carrying 172 passengers and six crew members.

The crew had reported engine vibrations, prompting the emergency landing, according to the Federal Aviation Administration

 

 

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