Airplane catches fire at Tehran's Mehrabad airport, all passengers evacuated safely

A plane caught fire during landing at Tehran's Mehrabad airport on Tuesday, but emergency services managed to put out the fire without any injuries. The fire began after the aircraft's landing gear did not properly deploy. The pilot was forced to circle the airport while attempting to open the landing wheels, but eventually had to land the plane on its body, according to the Iranian Fars news agency. (www.rt.com) Más...