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Netherlands: Injured by falling aircraft parts

2021-02-20T20:52:15.323Z


Shortly after taking off from Maastricht, a fire broke out in an engine of a Boeing cargo plane. Two people were subsequently injured by falling pieces of metal. The incident is now being investigated.


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Debris in the car roof: The plane has now landed in Belgium

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Dangerous incident in the Netherlands: falling parts of a Boeing 747-400F cargo plane injured two people.

Shortly after the start, a fire broke out in one of the four engines of the machine, said the police in Maastricht.

Some pieces of metal fell to the ground over Meerssen in the north of Maastricht.

Several cars and houses were damaged.

An elderly woman was hit in the head and had to be treated in the hospital, the police said.

A child was also reportedly slightly injured and burned when trying to pick up debris from the floor.

The authorities are investigating the incident.

The plane later landed in Liège, Belgium.

It was actually en route from Maastricht Aachen Airport to New York.

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Source: spiegel

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