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Norway charter plane catches fire |
Three die in Norway runway fire |
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A charter plane carrying 16 passengers has caught fire after skidding off a runway as it landed in Norway. | Three people have been killed after a charter plane caught fire and skidded off a runway as it landed in Norway. |
Thirteen people were reported to have been rescued from the burning aircraft at Stord airport, with rescuers searching for the others on board. | Thirteen people were rescued from the burning aircraft - which was carrying 16 passengers in all - at Stord airport. |
Anders Bang-Andersen, of the Norwegian Rescue Centre, told the Associated Press news agency the plane had taken off from Sola airport, near Stavanger. | Anders Bang-Andersen, of the Norwegian Rescue Centre, said that the plane had taken off from Sola airport, near Stavanger. |
| The aircraft was operated by Atlantic Airways of the Faroe Islands. | The aircraft was operated by Atlantic Airways of the Faroe Islands. |
| The cause of the accident was not immediately clear. | The cause of the accident was not immediately clear. |
The BAe 146-200 jet was en route from Stavanger, in south-west Norway, and was due to fly on to Molde further up the coast after a stopover in Stord.
| The BAe 146-200 jet was due to fly on to Molde further up the coast after a stopover in Stord.
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| Have you been affected by this incident? Send us your comments using the postform below. | Have you been affected by this incident? Send us your comments using the postform below. |
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