Senegal Boeing Plane Fire - Passengers Escape as Plane Catches Fire at Dakar Airport
- 11 days ago
This video shows passengers escaping a Boeing 737 which caught fire and skidded off a runway in Senegal.
Ten people were injured after the incident at Dakar airport on Thursday, according to local authorities.
Passengers described “complete panic” as they jumped down the emergency slides while flames engulfed one side of the aircraft.
The Air Senegal flight was headed to neighbouring Mali with 79 passengers, two pilots, and four cabin crew aboard.
The cause of the fire remains unknown.
The footage was captured by Malian musician Cheick Siriman Sissoko.
Ten people were injured after the incident at Dakar airport on Thursday, according to local authorities.
Passengers described “complete panic” as they jumped down the emergency slides while flames engulfed one side of the aircraft.
The Air Senegal flight was headed to neighbouring Mali with 79 passengers, two pilots, and four cabin crew aboard.
The cause of the fire remains unknown.
The footage was captured by Malian musician Cheick Siriman Sissoko.