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This Article is From Jan 08, 2018

Wing Bursts Into Fireball After Planes Collide. Hysteria Caught On Camera

An empty Sunwing Airlines plane was being towed at Toronto's Pearson Airport when its wing crashed into a WestJet Airlines flight that had arrived from Mexico, carrying 168 passengers and six crew members.

Wing Bursts Into Fireball After Planes Collide. Hysteria Caught On Camera
Video filmed by passenger Stephen Belford shows the plane wing bursting into flames


"There was an audible crunch, and the plane rocked slightly. Everyone was a little shocked and kind of chuckling at the situation," WestJet passenger Gustavo Lobo told CBC News.

In another video shot by a passenger on-board, cabin is filled with commotion of scared flyers as the wing outside continues to spew out fumes.

A man says, "it's not our plane that's on fire". But the information makes no difference as many thought it was their own plane on fire. The yelling continues.

"Evacuate, evacuate," says a voice on the airline PA system but is drowned with screams of panicked passengers.

The video ends soon after a man announces, "grab your jacket, guys".



All passengers were safely evacuated from the WestJet flight and taken to the terminal. The fire was contained before it could spread beyond the wing. One firefighter was injured in the process. Transportation Board of Canada has sent two investigators to Toronto Pearson airport to assess the collision between the two planes, reported CBC news.

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