LAGOS - A plane with 20
people on board suffered engine failure on Thursday 3rd October 2013, shortly after takeoff in
Lagos, crash-landing near an airport fuel depot and killing at least eight
people
The Associated Airlines charter
flight took off at roughly 9:30 am (0830 GMT) from the domestic terminal at
Lagos’ Murtala Mohammed International Airport.
“It was going to Akure (in the
southwest). The engine failed on takeoff and it crash-landed and burst into
flames.
National Emergency Management Agency reported that “eight bodies” had been
recovered so far, with another person being treated for serious injuries.
“The rescue operation is still on.
Another NEMA spokesman said that the
plane crashed in an area within the airport complex where fuel is stored.
The area lies between the
international and domestic terminal, he added, but it was yet unclear if the
fuel caught fire.
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