A Delta Air plane made an emergency landing at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport , Lagos shortly after taking off when the pilot of the plane noticed that the left engine of the aircraft caught fire mid air in-flight.
The pilot of the Delta Air flight DL055 (ATL)ETG immediately contacted the control tower at the Lagos Airport to prepare for emergency landing. After landing successfully, all the passengers aboard were quickly evacuated.
Although there was no death recorded, but quite a number of crew and passengers were injured and have been taken to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ikeja, Air Force Base Clinic and Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Medical Centre for speedy medical attention.
However, the remaining uninjured passengers were taken to a Hotel after the flight was announced cancelled and rescheduled.
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