Monday, January 7, 2013

Fire on 787 After it Lands in Boston

At about 10:45 EST, a fire broke out in a plane at Logan International Airport, in Boston.

The Japan Airlines 787 had landed, after a flight from Toyko, about fifteen minutes before the fire occurred.

All of the one hundred and seventy-three passengers and eleven crew members had already left the plane, when spoke was noticed.

A mechanic, who noticed the smoke, alerted authorities and fire crews were able to quickly put out the fire.

Officials believe that the fire broke out in the jet's auxiliary battery system.

An investigation is underway, to determine the cause of the fire.

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