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PIA’s PK581, operating from Multan to Karachi, caught fire during engine ignition, TV channels are reporting.
All 48 passengers on-board were evacuated safely.
Early reports are suggesting that one of the engine caught fire during push-back and when engine was being ignited.
Fire fighters quickly responded to the situation and controlled the fire after which all passengers and crew members were evacuated safely .
There were 48 passengers on-board the flight PK581.
This is second incident hitting PIA’s ATRs with-in one week. Earlier an ATR plane, PK661, crashed near Havelian after pilot reported an engine failure. No one had survived the cash as 42 passengers and 5 crew members died during the accident.
PIA has said that Safety Investigation Board is in process of investigating the crash and that nothing can be said with certainty about the reasons behind PK661 crash.
All 48 passengers on-board were evacuated safely.
Early reports are suggesting that one of the engine caught fire during push-back and when engine was being ignited.
Fire fighters quickly responded to the situation and controlled the fire after which all passengers and crew members were evacuated safely .
There were 48 passengers on-board the flight PK581.
This is second incident hitting PIA’s ATRs with-in one week. Earlier an ATR plane, PK661, crashed near Havelian after pilot reported an engine failure. No one had survived the cash as 42 passengers and 5 crew members died during the accident.
PIA has said that Safety Investigation Board is in process of investigating the crash and that nothing can be said with certainty about the reasons behind PK661 crash.
