On Board the plane at the airport of Volgograd there was a fire
The fire occurred in the cabin of the plane at the airport of Volgograd, reports TASS citing a source in law enforcement bodies of the region.
“Shorted out the charger from the phone and there was a bit of smoke. Everything was immediately it was extinguished,” — said the Agency interlocutor.
According to a source “RIA Novosti” in the emergency services, the passengers of the A310 aircraft at the airport of Volgograd were evacuated after the fire landing gear during landing. It is noted that they had to evacuate via inflatable slides. They were not injured.
The representative of “Aeroflot” has declared to Agency that SU1183 flight from Moscow to Volgograd there was no fire. It was smoke, which was caused by a portable battery phone one of the passengers.
According to the representative of the carrier, the smoke was immediately eliminated, but two passengers self-released the emergency ladders. The remaining passengers panic came from the aircraft on ordinary ladders. The team from the crew to evacuate the ship was not noted in the company.