A total of 241 people were saved by firefighters after a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 caught fire after an emergency landing at Singapore Airport early Monday. The aircraft was on a flight from Singapore to Milan when there was an oil leak in the right engine. The crew turned back to Singapore and the engine caught fire just after touchdown. Cellphone video shows the aircraft’s right wing fully engulfed in flame as the fire trucks, which were standing by, pour foam on the flames.
The fire was put out quickly but probably not soon enough to save the airplane. The 222 passengers and 19 crew apparently stayed on board while the firefighters attacked the blaze and can be heard chatting calmly while watching the drama outside in numerous videos posted to YouTube.
