Boeing 737 catches fire at Senegal airport, injuring 10 people [Video]

On the same day, 190 people were safely evacuated from a plane in Turkey after one of its tires burst during landing at a southern airport.

DAKAR, Senegal — A Boeing 737-300 plane carrying 85 people caught fire and skidded off a runway at Senegal’s main airport, near the capital of Dakar. Ten people were injured in the crash, including the pilot, the country’s transport minister said Thursday.

Passengers were evacuated from the burning aircraft at Blaise Diagne International airport and some described “complete panic” as they scrambled for their lives.

The Air Sénégal flight operated by TransAir was headed to Bamako, in neighboring Mali, late on Wednesday with 79 passengers, two pilots and four cabin crew, when the crash happened. The airport is located about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Dakar.

It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the plane to catch fire and skid off the runway. The injured were being treated at a …

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