Reported engine explosion sparks fire at Sydney Airport

NAMPA / Xinhua

2024-11-08

SYDNEY, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- A grassfire was ignited next to a runway at Sydney Airport following a reported engine explosion on a Qantas flight upon takeoff on Friday afternoon. Fire and rescue crews were deployed to the airport, the busiest in Australia, to extinguish the blaze next to the third runway. News Corp Australia newspapers reported that the fire was caused by an engine explosion on Qantas flight QF520 to Brisbane, which departed......

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