Singapore Air Flight Causes Scare as Jet Engine Catches Fire
- All 222 passengers, 19 crew on board evacuated without injury
- Boeing 777-300ER jet returned to Changi after engine warning
A damaged Singapore Airlines aircraft is towed at Changi airport in Singapore.
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A Singapore Airlines Ltd. jet carrying 241 passengers and crew caught fire while landing at the city’s Changi Airport Monday morning after aborting a trip to Milan due to an engine-oil warning message.
The aircraft’s right engine caught fire after the jet touched down at about 6:50 a.m. local time, the airline said in an e-mailed statement. Emergency crew rushed to put out the fire on the Boeing Co. 777-300ER aircraft and there were no injuries to the 222 passengers and 19 crew on board, the airline said. SQ368 was flying to Milan from Singapore.