30 feared dead
NZPA-Reuter Manila At least 30 people were believed to have been killed yesterday when a» Taiwanese airliner blew up and burst into flames after landing at Manila' Airport. Nearly 100 people aboard the China' Airlines Boeing 707 from Taipei survived the explosion and fire, but,many were badly: burned, according to airport officials. Mosti of those; on board, were Chinese: and Japanese.
Eyewitnesses say they saw two . engines fall off the plane’s wings. as it arrived. The wingtips appeared to be on fire when the aircraft skidded along the runway. Passengers could be seen leaping on to the tarmac from one of the exits. About 50 escaped this way.
Soon after, an unxplained explosion rocked he Boeing, and flames oared throughout the fuselage.. . : Control-tower officials ~aid there was no indication from the pilot of any emergency before the plane touched down. Airport fire and rescue teams quickly rushed towards the blazing plane, joined later by air force and civilian fire-fighting, units and ambulances.
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