Images shared by Chinese state media showed flames engulfing the wing of the stricken jet as terrified passengers ran from the scene.
Chongqing: A Tibet Airlines plane caught fire Thursday after veering off the runway at a Chinese airport, but all passengers and crew were “safely evacuated”, the airline said.
The flight, carrying 113 passengers and nine crew, was headed from the southwestern city of Chongqing to Tibet’s Nyingchi when “abnormalities” were noticed and take-off was suspended, causing the jet to overrun the runway, the company said in a statement.
Images shared by Chinese state media showed flames engulfing the side of the stricken jet as terrified passengers ran from the scene.
Photos of the aftermath showed scorch marks covering the nose and one wing of the jet, which had been doused in water to control the blaze.
“All passengers and crew have been safely evacuated,” Tibet Airlines said in a statement.
“The injured passengers were all only lightly injured, and have been sent to hospital for treatment.”
Flight TV9833 deviated from the runway during take-off and “the left side of the aircraft’s nose caught fire”, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport said in a separate statement.
About 40 passengers with minor injuries were sent to hospital, the airport added.
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