By Bob Walsh
Ground incident are a real hazard with aircraft. In fact
the worst mass-casualty air disaster in history occurred on the ground
when two loaded 747s collided on the ground in Tenerife. This incident,
which fortunately had no casualties, occurred while the aircraft was
powered down and the jet bridge was still hooked up.
The
aircraft was boarding and was almost loaded when suddenly the passenger
area started filling with smoke. No visible fire, but smoke and an
electrical smell. They called a MAYDAY, popped the emergency chutes and
got everybody off, some thru the jet bridge and some down the chutes.
Turned
out somebody's laptop lit itself up. First responders found it and
tossed it out onto the tarmac. The aircraft appeared to be undamaged
(other than the popped emergency evacuation chutes).
1 comment:
This is why Lithium batteries are not allowed to be placed in the luggage area of a plane. I carry my electronics in a carry on bag. It happens more often than you think. Lithium batteries are dangerous. (USA)
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