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Iberia plane returns to JFK after engine fire

New York, Usa - It was carrying 386 people

An engine fire forced an Iberia Airlines 747 jet to return to John F. Kennedy Airport on Sunday shortly after takeoff. Pilots turned the plane around when a fire warning light came on. All 386 passengers and crew were evacuated from the Madrid-bound plane after it landed on the runway at about 7.20 p.m (local time) Five people were taken to Jamaica Hospital with injuries sustained in the evacuation. New...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 32068
Rome, Italy, 08/12/2002 15:19
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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