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A Russian plane catches fire when it lands in Türkiye on November 24, 2024, passengers evacuated (illustrative image)
INTERNATIONAL – More fear than harm. Around 90 passengers and crew members of a Russian plane were evacuated this Sunday evening, November 24, after one of its engines caught fire upon landing in Antalya, in southern Turkey, the ministry said of Transport.
Azimuth Airlines' Sukhoi Superjet-100 was landing at Antalya airport, on Turkey's Mediterranean coast, when a fire broke out in its engine, it said in a statement.
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No injuries
The plane was arriving from Sochi, a famous Russian resort on the Black Sea. The pilot made an emergency call at 9:34 p.m. local time, specifies the American press agency AP.
An airport official told Anadolu Agency that the left engine caught fire, and the fire was put out quickly. The causes of the fire are however not known, and the Russian aviation federation, Rosaviatsiya, said it was investigating the accident, reports Reuters.
“89 passengers and 6 crew members who were on board were evacuated without incident at 9:43 p.m. (7:43 p.m. in Paris, editor’s note) and there were no injuries”specified the ministry. All landings at Antalya airport were suspended until 3 a.m. (1 a.m. Paris) on Monday, while departing planes were sent to the airport's military runway, the ministry said .
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