A Max Air aircraft roughly landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja after the tyre reportedly bursts into flames today, May 7.
According
to reports, the aircraft had arrived from Yola, Adamawa State when the incident
happened.
A former
President of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Dr. Mike Ogirima, who was on
the aircraft said that the tyre burst occurred after takeoff at Yola Airport.
He said the aircraft crash-landed in Abuja with emergency officials already on
ground to put out the fire before the passengers disembarked right at the
runway.
“We thank
God. We are still on the runway and the pilot has reassured us. He has called
for the stairs and we are now disembarking from the runway to be evacuated to
the airport building at the arrival hall. We bless God because we have
witnessed the pull out of the tyre right from the airport in Yola and we went
into a prayer session. I never announced it as a surgeon so as not to cause any
panic but we bless God.” Vanguard quoted him as saying.
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