Passenger plane with broken landing gear catches fire in Canada

A passenger plane suffered a landing gear failure while landing at an airport in Halifax, Canada, shortly after a plane crash in South Korea.

CBC reported that the propeller plane, Air Canada Flight 2259 but operated by PAL Airlines, had an accident while landing at Halifax Airport, Nova Scotia province in eastern Canada at 9:30 p.m. on December 28 (more than 1 hour after the plane crash in South Korea). The plane took off from St. John's city, Newfoundland and Labrador province about 2 hours earlier.

The plane crashed in Halifax (Canada) on the evening of December 28 local time.

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Passenger Nikki Valentine said one of the plane's landing gears failed to deploy, causing the plane to tilt onto its side and skid down the road. "The plane shook a little bit and we saw flames on the left side of the plane and smoke started coming out of the windows," Ms Valentine said.

Airport authorities have temporarily closed the airport. All passengers and crew have been evacuated and health checks have been carried out.

Ms. Valentine estimated that the plane could hold about 80 passengers. The passenger said the plane was almost full and it took about 2 minutes for all the passengers to get off.

Air Canada spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick confirmed the plane had a suspected landing gear issue after arriving at Halifax airport. He said the crew and 73 passengers were evacuated by bus. Fitzpatrick said no one on board was injured, but a Nova Scotia Mounted Police spokesman said some minor injuries were reported.

The incident occurred shortly after a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 suffered a landing gear failure and landed on its belly at Muan Airport in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The plane crashed into a fence at the end of the runway, causing a large explosion. Of the 181 people on board, only two flight attendants sitting in the tail of the plane were rescued. So far, rescuers have confirmed 124 deaths.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/may-bay-cho-khach-bi-hong-cang-dap-boc-chay-tai-canada-185241229135656847.htm