CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SAN FRANCISCO : Jet Engine Catches Fire at Airport
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An engine on a Delta L-1011 jet with 200 people aboard, ready to take off for Honolulu, caught fire at San Francisco International Airport, but the blaze was quickly doused and no one was hurt. Airport spokesman Ron Wilson said Flight 1549 was taxiing for departure when the engine burst into flames. Fire extinguishers inside the engine compartment extinguished the blaze in three minutes, Wilson said. The crippled aircraft was towed back to the terminal, where passengers got off and waited for a replacement.
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