US Airways jet has landing gear fire in Miami; all safe
A US Airways jet had a landing gear fire after arriving at Miami International Airport, officials said. No one was hurt, fire officials said.
The Boeing 737 had 94 passengers and six crew members on board, airport spokesman Marc Henderson said. The airline said 109 people were on board. The discrepancy could not immediately be explained.
Airline spokesman Morgan Durrant said two of the plane’s tires blew out after landing and that a small fire ignited on one of them. Television crews showed the flames were extinguished on the plane, which was surrounded by white foam.
The escape slides were deployed from the plane’s exits, and the passengers and crew were evacuated, officials said.
The plane was made in 1989, according to Federal Aviation Administration records.
