Crews douse fire in plane engine on Auckland Airport tarmac
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Save A fire in a plane at Auckland International Airport this morning has been extinguished. Photo / Google
Emergency crews have extinguished an engine fire in a plane sitting on the tarmac at Auckland Airport.
A Fire and Emergency spokesman said crews were called to the incident involving a fire in the auxiliary power unit of an aircraft at 7.15am.
The fire had been extinguished and crews
were monitoring the area.
An Auckland Airport spokeswoman said the fire had been dealt with and everybody was safe.
The fire was on flight Unity 541, run by Alliance Airlines.