Shocking footage has emerged of the moment terrified passengers fled a burning Boeing jet that skidded off the runway and caught fire in Senegal early this morning.
The Boeing 737-300 carrying 78 passengers suffered serious damage when a failed takeoff attempt sent it careening off the tarmac and into the bush at Blaise Diagne airport near the capital city Dakar.
A clip taken by one horrified traveller showed a female customer sprinting away from the scene of the wreckage as flames poured from the 737's left engine, lighting up the night sky.
Emergency crews rushed to evacuate the passengers, eleven of whom were injured, four seriously so - though no deaths have been reported - as flights from the airport were suspended.
Authorities are now trying to establish the cause of the incident that comes just one day after another Boeing aircraft - a 767 cargo plane operated by American postal service FedEx - performed an emergency landing in Turkey after its landing gear failed.
@ISIDEWITH2wks2W
Should footage of such traumatic events be shared online, or does it violate the privacy of those involved?
@9MBNR5Y2wks2W
Yes, it should because though I know professionals went to school for their job people online can detect things just twice as fast especially when finding clues.
@9MBMRVT2wks2W
The airport and airplane are a public space yes it is disrespectful but it happens there’s not much we can do to prevent certain things from being linked.
@9MBNF22Republican2wks2W
An airport is a public place, and people have the right to film.
@LeftistCardinalGreen2wks2W
Are these endless Boeing crashes happening due to equipment failure or human error or rushed diversity trainees in the cockpit?
@IngeniousCheeseDemocrat2wks2W
If it's Boeing, I'm not going.
@ISIDEWITH2wks2W
If you were on that plane, would your perspective on life change in any way after such a near-death experience?
@9MBNM37Independent2wks2W
I would be grateful that I didn't die and want to live life to the fullest.
@ISIDEWITH2wks2W
How would you feel if someone you loved was on that flight, and does it change your view on air travel safety?
@9MBP4ZW2wks2W
Pretty bad bit I don’t know what happen to the flight
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