Plane Crash in Toronto

[DrummerDeanna]

Geez...any of you guys watching/listening to the news?

A Plane skidded off the runway at Pearson Airport in Toronto -and it's totally on fire - there were like 200 people on board - no word yet on how they're doing...yikes. So sad.

[DrummerDeanna]

www.npr.org


BREAKING NEWS:

An Air France plane has crashed on the runway at Toronto's Pearson International Airport. The plane, an Airbus A340, was flying from Paris. Rescue teams are at the scene.

[estranged4life]

the plane is burning on the ground next to a highway in Toronto.

They are reporting 291 people were aboard this Airbus, The pilot & co-pilot were pulled safely from the plane and there are reports of other survivors.

[wondergirl9847]

The 20th anniversary of the Delta flight that crashed at DFW airport is today. YIKES!

Praying for all to survive.

[ontheEdgeof17]

Oy. This is not good. :(

[skcin]

I saw this on cnn.com, but no details yet. I hope all are OK. :distress:

[MoonChilde]

Oy. This is not good. :(
they are evcuating some of the 401(main highway ) ..they are also looking into if lightning hit plane..Lots of smoke blocking view on highway.. :distress:

[all the same]

That is horrible. Does anyone know anything yet?

[estranged4life]

were less than the 291 figure aboard this flight...Hopefully everyone made it out safely.

[MoonChilde]

That is horrible. Does anyone know anything yet?
no word yet on survivors...except they are saying co pilot and some passengers have been taken out safely.....
so close to the highway..its a miracle no on highway was injured...have the news on,will try to keep updating.. i am watching global news here in new brunswick canada

[DrummerDeanna]

NPR is reporting there were about 200 people on board the plane.

So sad- I hope the people make it out safely :distress:

[DrummerDeanna]

From the Associate Press:



Authorities don't yet know what caused an arriving passenger jet to burst into flames at Toronto's Pearson International Airport. A witness in Toronto says ``everything looked good'' -- before the Air France jet cracked in half.

Thick smoke continues to burn from the Airbus, after the jet skidded off the runway while trying to land in a storm. A passenger told Canada's C-T-V that he saw lightning strikes as the plane tried to land.

A Toronto Fire Services spokesman tells C-N-N some people have been taken to hospitals, but he didn't have details on their conditions. A Toronto radio station (A-M 680) quotes emergency workers as saying most of the 252 people on board are safe. The station reported there were two explosions on the plane, and that a police official says two groups of passengers had been evacuated.

Rescue crews continue showering the jet with water as it burns next to Canada's busiest highway.

The Air France flight was arriving from Paris.

[MoonChilde]

no word yet on survivors...except they are saying co pilot and some passengers have been taken out safely.....
so close to the highway..its a miracle no on highway was injured...have the news on,will try to keep updating.. i am watching global news here in new brunswick canada
Weather was a factor in crash!! Severe Storms..wind speeds in excess of 100kph visablity very bad..lighting storms.explosion as plane crossed highway..trying to land.Pilot and co pilot being debriefed..they made it out safe..reported injuries .broken arms and legs no deaths reported so far.. Eye witness stating tail of plane on fire then progressed towards cockpit then explosion.. secondary explosion with debris flying in air. no reported deaths Thank God ,,I have a friend flying in from europe today or tomorrow..Im off to find out now.

[strandinthewind]

From the Associate Press:



Authorities don't yet know what caused an arriving passenger jet to burst into flames at Toronto's Pearson International Airport. A witness in Toronto says ``everything looked good'' -- before the Air France jet cracked in half.

Thick smoke continues to burn from the Airbus, after the jet skidded off the runway while trying to land in a storm. A passenger told Canada's C-T-V that he saw lightning strikes as the plane tried to land.

A Toronto Fire Services spokesman tells C-N-N some people have been taken to hospitals, but he didn't have details on their conditions. A Toronto radio station (A-M 680) quotes emergency workers as saying most of the 252 people on board are safe. The station reported there were two explosions on the plane, and that a police official says two groups of passengers had been evacuated.

Rescue crews continue showering the jet with water as it burns next to Canada's busiest highway.

The Air France flight was arriving from Paris.

If they got 252 people off of that plane and they are safe, I think we all need to say a prayer of thanks because that indeed is a miracle.

I fly all of the time and though there are exits on the plane, most of the time, you have to crawl over a seat to get to them. Plus, imagine how cray a scene it would be in the smoke filled dark cabin. Maybe the plane broke in two and people were able to just run out of the cracks in the fuselage.

The whole thing is just terrifying to me.

[strandinthewind]

from cnn.com

TORONTO, Canada (CNN) -- Firefighters are battling a blaze on board an international passenger jet that overran a runway at Tornoto's Pearson International Airport.

"This plane came off the runway. It slid off the runway and into this gully," said Toronto radio reporter Leah Walker, who witnessed the crash. "It's come off with probably a great amount of force into trees and the creek."

She said a fireball engulfed the plane. The Associated Press reported 200 passengers were on board the Airbus 340.

A fire department spokesman said there were reports that some people were taken to hospitals, but he could not confirm information on casualties. Canada's Global Television network said the pilot and co-pilot survived.

One passenger, Olivier Dubos told reporters: "We had absolutely no insight or hint that the landing would be difficult. Power went out just before we landed...we thought it had to do with the rain."

Flight 358 was scheduled to arrive from Paris's Charles de Gaulle International Airport at 3:35 p.m. ET. Severe thunderstorms had occurred in the area beforehand.

Another witness, Corey Marx, said, "Everything looked good, sounded good. It hit the runway nice, then all of a sudden we heard the engines backing up."

Marx said he initially didn't think anything was wrong. But then, "The guy I was with piped up, 'You know, he's getting pretty close to the end.' Immediately afterward, right off he went."

The plane fell into a valley at the end of the runway and cracked in half, Marx said.

Vito Porto, a freelance photographer, told Global television that an explosion occurred after the crash, throwing debris for several hundred feet.

Smoke billowed from the site, as scores of emergency workers sought to put out the fire with foam.

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They also have a pic showing flames coming out of just the section right in front of the tail.

[gldstwmn]

So far, everyone has survived. That's a miracle.

[bikerchic]

So far, everyone has survived. That's a miracle.
That is truly amazing!

[strandinthewind]

So far, everyone has survived. That's a miracle.


I am in AWE of that - in fact it reaffirms my faith in people!!!!!! I am so happy for them.

[Hawkeye]

wow that is such great news everyone surviving, not the actual crash :laugh:

[all the same]

incredible that everyone survived! it seems impossible. amazing...

[macfanken]

incredible that everyone survived! it seems impossible. amazing...


Yeah... 309 people walked away the crash. From what I've read, it sounds like the fire didn't really start until after everyone had evacuated the plane, very lucky for them! It's true what they say about crashes... you've got about 90 seconds to get your ass off the plane. After that, your chances of survival are slim.

[strandinthewind]

Yeah... 309 people walked away the crash. From what I've read, it sounds like the fire didn't really start until after everyone had evacuated the plane, very lucky for them! It's true what they say about crashes... you've got about 90 seconds to get your ass off the plane. After that, your chances of survival are slim.

Did you ever participate in the evacuation drills? I saw them on tv once. It was horrifying to see people climbing over the seats on the wing exit doors :eek: Even more horrifying would be to have that happen on the CRJ's, where the aisle is like 30 incehes wide :eek: Fortunately, I try to sit in the emergency row all of the time when I am not upgraded to First.

[ThePenguin]

Yeah... 309 people walked away the crash. From what I've read, it sounds like the fire didn't really start until after everyone had evacuated the plane, very lucky for them! It's true what they say about crashes... you've got about 90 seconds to get your ass off the plane. After that, your chances of survival are slim.

90 seconds, oh my god, that is so scary. I wonder if there were people w/ children on that flight-- I mean, that is my nightmare, trying to get my kids to an exit and out safely in such chaos...

it really is a miracle that everyone got off that plane.

-Lis

[strandinthewind]

90 seconds, oh my god, that is so scary. I wonder if there were people w/ children on that flight-- I mean, that is my nightmare, trying to get my kids to an exit and out safely in such chaos...

it really is a miracle that everyone got off that plane.

-Lis

One of the articles I read said an infant was injured, but not seriously. In fact, it seems the most serious injuries were minor - smoke inhalation, fractured legs, etc. Considering what it could have been, that is relatively nothing.

I fly usually at least twice a month and in July and Aug., I will fly pretty much every week. So, this is a little scary :eek: