Caught on camera: A SouthWest Airlines Boeing landing at Houston Airport has had a tyre burst on landing and catch alight
Last night a SouthWest Airlines Boeing 737 plane?s tyre blew on landing and then caught fire. The difference with this emergency was that the entire event was caught on camera, from the plane lining up and landing on the runway to the smoke pouring from it?s underside on impact with the ground and then finally the passengers disembarking using the emergency chutes. Thankfully only minor injuries were sustained by a few passengers who mistimed their evacuations. For the full video hit the jump.
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