Explosion Injures 3 at Prague Airport, Czech Airlines Plane Destroyed
Czech Airlines ATR-42
An explosion and fire at a maintenance facility at Prague Airport late Saturday has injured 3 people and destroyed a Czech Airlines ATR-42 plane according to reports.
The blast occurred at about 9:20 PM Local time according to eyewitnesses. A Czech Airlines ATR was apparently undergoing maintenance at the time of the explosion. The Prague-Ruzyne Fire Department moved in and extinguished the fire by 11:00 PM.
3 people were hurt in the incident but none of the injuries are reported to be serious.
The ATR-42 aircraft (registration OK-KFM) was completely destroyed.
Category: Airnation
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What the hell happened??? I wonder how strict the rules are in this airline’s maintenance system?
‘hey Fred…toss me a smoke….’
Haha, i can picture it! LOL
Yeah….because they all smoke over there! :)