TORONTO: A passenger jet a Boeing 737 with over 200 people on board has caught fire and is fully involved after skidding off a runway at Toronto's Pearson airport.
U/D:
Unknown if there are any injuries or fatalities at this time.
torontopearl said...
I live in Toronto, and yes, we had a major thunder and lightning rainstorm around 4:00 today; that's when the accident happened.
Thank G-d there have been no reports of fatalities only casualties. I listened to first-person interviews while driving home at 5:30.
Traffic in all directions, both on the nearby highway to the airport, and elsewhere in the city, was snarled as a result of this accident.
נשלח ב-3/8/2005 01:39
U/D: 18:27
Canadian airport authority says 14 people suffered minor injuries in plane crash.
נשלח ב-3/8/2005 00:38
פדן גערעכט אין געדענט די גמרא פון ברכות
אבער נישט מאכן פון א שטיינדל א בארג, בדרך רמז איז מעגליך זיך צו פארענטפערן אז מען האפט אז עס איז נישטא קיין אידישע פאטאליטעטן, און זיי זאלן געראטעוועט ווערן, ווייל עס שטייט נישט אז ער האפט אז זיין משפחה זאל נישט געשעדיגט ווערן, נאר עס שטייט אז ער האפט אז עס איז נישט זיין הויז
כל זאת הוא בדרך אפשר, ודו"ק
למעשה, אז מיר וועלן הערן אז עס איז נישט געווען קיין אידן, וועלן מיר אפאטעמען, יעצט ביזטו צופרידן פדן
נשלח ב-3/8/2005 00:32
An Air France A-340 passenger plane burst into flames after apparently skidding off a runway while trying to land in bad weather at Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
The craft came to a rest at the edge of Etobicoke Creek, and smoke and flames billowed from the mid-section of the fuselage and near the tail.
Emergency crews raced to the scene in an attempt to rescue any passengers and extinguish the flames. Part of the plane's wing was seen protruding from the trees.
There's no immediate word on how many may have been onboard or whether there are any casualties, but a plane of that size can carry anywhere from 250 to 300 passengers, with 12-15 crew members.
Early reports suggest there may have been 200 people on board, but it's unclear if any or all of them made it off the plane. There's word an unknown number of passengers and the pilot have been taken to hospital.
There were unconfirmed reports that one or two explosions may have occurred.
The plane was a direct non-stop flight from Paris to Toronto.
Pearson International Airport has been plagued by stormy skies all day, as severe thunderstorms struck the G.T.A. Lightning strikes had also been seen in the area.
"An Air France plane landing on runway 2-4 went off the end of the runway (in) the area of Convert Drive and the 401 area in Mississauga," said police Sgt. Glyn Griffiths.
"Unknown at the time of any injuries. Flame was seen from the plane. And full response by all emergency vehicles."
Planes that were supposed to land at Pearson are now being diverted to Ottawa as the situation develops.
די גמרא זאגט אז איינער איז אויפן װעג און ער הערט קולות אין שטאט און ער זאגט יהי רצון אז עס קומט נישט פון זיין משפחה הרי זה תפילת שוא.
װײל אז עס איז לאחר המעשה װאס איז שייך צו בעטן אז עס זאל נישט זיין זיין משפחה.
שומר ישראל שמור שארית ישראל
נשלח ב-3/8/2005 00:21
mench
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Air France jet bursts into flames at Toronto?s Pearson airport
Canadian Press
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
TORONTO (CP) - A passenger jet burst into flames after skidding off the runway at Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
The type of plane and number of passengers was not immediately available. Smoke billowed from a wooded area near Highway 401, Canada's busiest highway.
Peel police say the craft was an Air France passenger jet that was attempting to land when it ran into trouble.
Sgt. Glyn Griffiths said passengers saw flames from the window but couldn't say whether they had been removed from the plane.
Emergency crews were enroute to the scene.
נשלח ב-3/8/2005 00:20
At this point there are no known casualties
נשלח ב-3/8/2005 00:19
ווארהייט
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לאמיר האפן, נישט קיין אידן
Passenger Jet Skids Off Toronto Runway
Passenger Jet Skids Off Runway in Toronto, Bursting Into Flames; No Word on Casualties
The Associated Press
Aug. 2, 2005 - A passenger jetliner caught fire Tuesday after skidding off a runway at Pearson airport in Toronto. Black smoke billowed from the wreckage as the aircraft burned.
Rescue vehicles rushed to the scene, which was in a wooded area near Highway 401, Canada's busiest highway.
There was no immediate word on casualties.
Police said the plane was an Air France passenger jet that was trying to land when it ran into trouble.
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