50 Passengers Escape Death As Dana Air Plane Tyres Gut Fire
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 50 passengers were rescued when fire gutted the tyres of an aircraft operated by Dana Airlines Limited in Port Harcourt on Monday evening.
The incident occurred at the Port Harcourt airport with no life lost and no passenger injured.
A statement by Dana Air spokesman, Kingsley Ezenwa, confirmed the incident.
Titled ‘Press statement on Port Harcourt incident of 2/5/22’, the statement explained the aircraft had been grounded pending the conclusion of their investigations.
It partly reads: “Our aircraft with registration number 5N JOY operating flight 9J 344 from Port Harcourt to Lagos on 2nd of May 2022, was set to take off when the pilot in command noticed an anomaly which he queried with the Air Traffic Control before embarking on a ramp return in line with our strict safety operating procedures.
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on May 4 2022. Filed under National.
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