PASSENGERS on board a Russian Boeing 737 were terrified as “micro-explosions” triggered fires in both the plane’s engines.
The jet, carrying 175 people, was forced to make an emergency landing as flames started spewing from the aircraft.
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It is the second day in a row Russia has been hit by horror plane blazes.
The S7 airline plane was flying from Novosibirsk – Russia’s third largest city – to capital city Moscow.
Fires in both engines erupted as the plane was on the runway taking off, passengers said.
A video filmed by a passenger shows the raging inferno at around 6.30am local time.
One passenger said: “The right engine, next to which I was sitting, caught fire while still on the runway, several flames burst out.
“We took off and it flared up once every ten to 20 seconds.
“Then the second engine caught fire, and they flashed simultaneously.”
The pilots immediately called for an emergency landing and brought the aircraft down safely at Novosibirsk’s Tolmachevo Airport.
There were no casualties among passengers or…
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