Just In: P@nic as plane cra§h-lands after tyre b¥rsts into flam€s at Abuja Airport

A Max Air aircraft reportedly crash-landed on Sunday, May 7, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

DailyTrust reports that the aircraft was arriving from Yola, Adamawa state when the plane’s tyre b¥rst into flam€s.

The Aerodrome Rescue and Fire-fighting Service (ARFFS) at the airport reportedly put out the fire while the passengers were safely disembarked from the plane.

The runway has been temporarily shut until the evacuation of the aircraft.

Mike Ogirima, former president of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), who witnessed the incident, said the tyre b¥rst occurred after takeoff at Yola Airport.

“We bless God because we have witnessed the pull out of the tyre right from the airport in Yola and we went into prayer session. I never announced it as a surgeon so as not to cause any panic but we bless God,” Ogirima said.