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The plane on fire
The is the moment a plane burst into flames, leaving its almost
200 passengers stranded in Florida.
The momen has been caught in hair-raising photographs.
According to The Sun UK, a piece of ground equipment caught on
fire, spreading to the Aer Lingus plane while it sat ready to take
off for Dublin earlier this month.
The plane was preparing to fly out of Orlando, Florida, on
Thursday evening just before Hurricane Matthew hit.
Two airport workers were injured in the incident, with both taken
to the Orlando Regional Medical Centre. However, no one on
board the plane was hurt in the blaze.
The plane suffered obvious damage to its structure, with the blaze
leaving scorch marks on the aircraft’s belly.

The plane was left scarred fter the incident
The airline issued an apology to its passengers, with many having
turned to social media to complain their holidays had turned
into “the trip from hell”.
At the time, traveller Colin Boylan told The Irish Times: “About
two thirds of the passengers were off already when I saw loads of
kids running from the airport window. Then I heard someone
screaming and adults started running.
“The air hostesses were distraught and one was visibly crying.
There was drama on the ground. We were about to board the
plane, there seemed to be a rushed turn around to get us out of
Orlando as quickly as possible.”
He said that the passengers had struggled with a lack of
communication from the airline initially.
In a statement, it said: “The aircraft is still receiving maintenance
attention in Orlando. It is expected to return to Ireland in the
comings days.
“All guests from the cancelled flight, EI120 on 6th October, have
been brought to their intended destinations.”
All guests were accommodated at the Marriott hotel after the
incident.