A large fire broke out on a ground stair vehicle connected to a British Airways Airbus A320 at Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport on June 24. The incident occurred before the plane's departure. Flames and thick black smoke engulfed the tail of the aircraft. Passengers were evacuated safely. The fire was dramatic and caused significant concern at the UK's busiest airport. Video footage of the incident was captured.
Heathrow ground vehicle bursts into flames while parked next to British Airways plane https://t.co/eDlAUMl9Pb
British Airways Plane At Heathrow Airport Involved In Fire Incident As Ground Stair Vehicle Catches Fire | Video https://t.co/bvbBVQKabT
Ground vehicle catches fire next to British Airways plane at Heathrow Airport https://t.co/00WXYOZnH7
A large fire broke out on a ground stair vehicle connected to a British Airways Airbus A320 at terminal 5, Heathrow. Passengers were evacuated safely. (This was reportedly before departure). Via: @fl360aero https://t.co/TJtlk2N0fG
Dramatic moment huge fire breaks out next to plane at UK's busiest airport https://t.co/zZ64ypNjgI https://t.co/X0M8FiRPlW
British Airways plane stairs catch fire at Heathrow with flames and thick black smoke engulfing its tail https://t.co/tirEQG1uDX https://t.co/4c1DmoKdks