Singapore Airlines Flight Catches Fire After Emergency Landing

June 27, 2016

A Singapore Airlines flight of 222 passengers and 19 crew was making an emergency landing today when the right hand engine and wing caught fire on the runway. No one was injured, but the aircraft sustained damages.

Vesna Brajkovic

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A Singapore Airlines flight of 222 passengers and 19 crew was making an emergency landing Monday when the right hand engine and wing caught fire on the runway. No one was injured, but the aircraft sustained damages.

Flight SQ-368 from Singapore to Milan was two hours into flight when the crew decided to return to Singapore due to an oil leak in the right hand engine indicated by an engine oil warning light. After landing, a spark was seen on the right hand side causing the engine and wing to catch fire.

Changi Airport emergency services extinguished the fire "within minutes" with foam and water on the taxiway, with passengers still on board on the Boeing 777-300, according to a Changi Airport and Singapore Airline report.

All passengers, including the crew, disembarked the flight via stairs and were bused to the terminal.

Passengers on board the flight were calm, according to one passenger, Lee Bee Yee, 43, who posted several photos and a video on Facebook throughout the ordeal.

Another Boeing 777 replaced the flight to Milan, with an expected 9 hour delay.

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Vesna Brajkovic

Vesna Brajkovic, who grew up around pilots and aviation mechanics, creates digital content for AviationPros.com. She recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. When she's not writing about the aviation industry, you can find her freelancing for MyCommunityNow-Lake Country (USA Today Network). She can be reached at [email protected].