Indian plane catches fire in Bangladesh

    An Indian airplane caught fire at an airport in Bangladesh.

    The nose wheel of an Indian SpiceJet flight was ablaze on the runway at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka today, 17 November.

    The incident occurred just as the plane was preparing to take off.

    All 74 passengers and four pilots and crew were evacuated safely from the Kolkata-bound flight.

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