Four hurt in fire on Gatwick plane

FOUR passengers were injured when a Virgin Atlantic plane had to make a full emergency landing at Gatwick airport with reports of a small fire on board. The travellers, who suffered minor injuries, were among 229 passengers on yesterday's Florida-bound Airbus A330 which had left Gatwick at 10.48am. The plane returned to Gatwick and, due to what Virgin described as "a technical problem", the captain decided as a precautionary measure to evacuate the aircraft immediately. Virgin said that all passengers and the 13 crew were safely disembarked and there had been "four minor injuries". West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said it was called at 12.21pm.
Source Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
April 17, 2012

FOUR passengers were injured when a Virgin Atlantic plane had to make a full emergency landing at Gatwick airport with reports of a small fire on board.

The travellers, who suffered minor injuries, were among 229 passengers on yesterday's Florida-bound Airbus A330 which had left Gatwick at 10.48am.

The plane returned to Gatwick and, due to what Virgin described as "a technical problem", the captain decided as a precautionary measure to evacuate the aircraft immediately.

Virgin said that all passengers and the 13 crew were safely disembarked and there had been "four minor injuries".

West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said it was called at 12.21pm.

Copyright 2012 Coventry Newspapers LimitedAll Rights Reserved

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