The moment the fire was blazing
An Aer Lingus plane was due to take off when the craft was caught up by fire on the runway in Orlando International Airport, as you can see on the picture above, the fire got two people injured.The Aer Lingus flight EI120 was about to take-off from Orlando to Dublin last Thursday evening when fire was coming out of ground service equipment, that later damaged the Airbus A330-200 cargo.
The number of passengers that were stranded on the airport were 193, and were later taken to Ramada and Marriott hotels and Westgate Lake Resort while wait for the rescheduling of another flight.
Two people that were seriously injured are workers in the airport, Kelvin Charles and Alexix Salgado who works as baggage handlers, one of the men also broke his leg while trying to escape to a safe place.
Since the incident the Transport Workers Union in America have created and launched an online fundraising campaign to be able to source for fund to assist their two injured colleagues.
The moment the fire was put-off
The organization have been able to realize more than £2,000 so far and are still appealing to the public for assistance.Colin Boylan, a Mornaghan-born musician who performs under the name Sunburnt Jets was suppose to also fly the flight before it was caught by fire.
Narrating the incident, He Tweeted to inform his followers by saying: "We were literally all about to board smiling and excited them panic of people running screaming and smoke from our plane.
"I never want to experience drama like that in an airport again. I’m safe anyway and in nice hotel."
The incident and the fear of Hurricane Mathew that ravaged part of the American Continents coursed the flight company to grand its flight till the tension of Hurricane Mathew subside.
There is report flights have since resumed normal activities.
No comments:
Post a Comment