Over 30 Passengers Escape Death as Ibadan-bound Plane Catches Fire

   

 

Over 30 passengers escaped death on Friday as one of the engines of an Ibadan-bound Overland airlines plane from Abuja suddenly caught fire just before takeoff.
According to reports, a passenger who noticed the fire raised the alarm.
Confirming the incident,the office of the Director of Aerodrome and Airspace Standards said the incident happened as the flight taxied to for takeoff when a passenger on board raised the alarm that there was a fire.
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) also confirmed the incident saying it regretted the ugly incident of alarm raised by an onboard passenger in a flight involving Overland Air enroute Ibadan from Abuja airport on Friday.
NCAA further said the pilots were quick to respond to the situation as they opened the emergency exit and ensured that all passengers on board were evacuated.
Fortunately, no lives were lost.