Russian airliner forced into emergency landing after engine fire — report

The New Voice of Ukraine
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A Boeing 737 en route from Novosibirsk to Moscow made an emergency landing on Dec. 8 following an apparent engine fire, with Russian authorities reporting that all passengers emerged unharmed from the incident.

There were 176 passengers on board the plane, Russian Telegram channel ASTRA reports.

According to another Telegram channel Mash, the plane took off at 6:21 a.m., and by 7:04 a.m. it landed in Tolmachovo, Russia, due to an "engine malfunction."

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The report says that the passengers saw flames in one of the engines during the takeoff. Also, the plane's brakes reportedly burned out during the landing.

On Dec. 7, a Tu-204 cargo plane caught fire in Russia during takeoff from Ulan-Ude, Buryatia.

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