Air Canada flight catches fire on landing, all passengers evacuated safely
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Air Canada flight catches fire on landing, all passengers evacuated safely

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Ottawa: An Air Canada flight coming from St John's city on Newfoundland Island had a rough landing at the Halifax airport in Goffs in Nova Scotia province that saw the aircraft skid down the runway and part of it catching fire. A statement issued by the airport said the incident involved Air Canada Flight 2259, which was operated by PAL Airlines, CBC News reported. A passenger told CBC News that one of the plane's tyres did not deploy properly upon landing. The plane shook quite a bit and we started seeing fire on the left side of the plane and smoke started coming in the windows, she said.The airport said one of its runways has since reopened.

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