{"id":2241871,"date":"2024-05-10T14:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T18:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boeing-737-catches-fire-during-failed-takeoff-attempt-screaming-passengers-scramble-to-evacuate\/"},"modified":"2024-05-10T14:12:39","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T18:12:39","slug":"boeing-737-catches-fire-during-failed-takeoff-attempt-screaming-passengers-scramble-to-evacuate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boeing-737-catches-fire-during-failed-takeoff-attempt-screaming-passengers-scramble-to-evacuate\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing 737 catches fire during takeoff, passengers evacuate in panic"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fboeing-737-catches-fire-during-failed-takeoff-attempt-screaming-passengers-scramble-to-evacuate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2241871&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In West Africa, a Boeing 737 skidded off a runway during takeoff, erupting in flames.\u2064 The incident injured 11 passengers, with four hospitalized in Senegal. The aircraft belonged to TransAir, causing airport operations in Dakar to halt. Dramatic videos of the evacuation circulated \u200con <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>, highlighting the chaotic aftermath. Boeing, facing scrutiny for safety concerns, expressed commitment to assisting TransAir.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 10, 2024 at 8:15am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A Boeing airplane left a runway and ended up in flames in a field during a failed takeoff attempt on Thursday at an airport in West Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The 737 skid injured at least 11 people, four of whom were sent to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-york-times-finally-admits-the-truth-about-its-gaza-hospital-coverage-a-week-later\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a hospital<\/a> in the country of Senegal, the U.K.\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/travel\/news-and-advice\/dakar-aiport-flight-crash-plane-b2542137.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independent<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>According to multiple reports, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-secretary-state-forced-take-lengthy-road-trip-boeing-jet-breaks-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the jet<\/a> was owned by the Senegal-based airliner TransAir and Thursday\u2019s incident shut down all operations at Blaise Diagne airport near the city of Dakar.<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft and its 85 passengers and crew members were headed for the city of Bamako in Mali but the plane never got off the ground.<\/p>\n<p>One video of the mishap posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/famous-hollywood-director-working-film-lack-facebook-censorship-caused-jan-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> by Malian musician Cheick Siriman Sissoko shows a frantic scene with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-storm-russian-airport-to-protest-flight-from-israel-looking-to-catch-jews\/\" title=\"Protesters flood Russian airport over flight from Israel, targeting Jewish passengers.\">passengers coming<\/a> down an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/planes-emergency-slide-falls-from-sky-during-flight-damages-chicago-home\/\" title=\"Emergency slide from plane falls, damages Chicago home.\">emergency evacuation slide<\/a> as onlookers screamed.<\/p>\n<p>Other images shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/supreme-court-rules-social-media-case-gives-citizens-big-power-politicians-block\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> showed the plane in the grass either on fire or covered with fire retardant foam.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">At least 10 people, including the pilot, were injured when a Boeing passenger plane overran the runway while aborting takeoff from Senegal\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-regulator-to-lift-boeing-737-max-grounding-in-january\/\" title=\"European regulator to lift Boeing 737 MAX grounding in January\">international airport<\/a> in the outskirts of Dakar on Thursday, the country\u2019s transport minister said. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2X8QY7E5RE\">https:\/\/t.co\/2X8QY7E5RE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BhV8htsaeZ\">pic.twitter.com\/BhV8htsaeZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The New York Times (@nytimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nytimes\/status\/1788714346345844881?\">May 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you trust Boeing planes?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Transair Senegal Boeing 737-300 (6V-AJE, built 1994) was seriously damaged when it overran the landing runway at Dakar-Intl Airport(GOBD), Senegal. The left wing and engine caught fire but all 73 passengers were able to evacuate alive. There was unspecified number of injuries.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SysgTSL3b8\">pic.twitter.com\/SysgTSL3b8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JACDEC (@JacdecNew) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacdecNew\/status\/1788487104520917087?\">May 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Air Senegal \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf3 Boeing 737-300 had a take-off accident at Dakar, Senegal. No fatalities were reported, 11 injuries, including 4 serious cases. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yrysAFZgO8\">pic.twitter.com\/yrysAFZgO8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shakil (@WheelOfLife2030) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WheelOfLife2030\/status\/1788795987667927426?\">May 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sissoko, who was on the flight, told <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/senegal-dakar-plane-crash-boeing-ca40060696eaedfb69324d9110a55c60\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>, \u201cI saw my life flash before my eyes\u2026 I thought about my mother, my wife my kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Four people were rushed to an area hospital with serious injuries while many others were taken to a nearby hotel. No information about what might have caused the incident was immediately available.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/lifestyle\/boeing-jet-skids-off-runway-injuring-at-least-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox Business Network<\/a>, the jet was leased to TransAir earlier this year but had been in service for 30 years previously after it was originally purchased by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hunter-biden-used-joe-bidens-connections-help-criminal-romanian-businessman-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Romanian<\/a> company called TAROM.<\/p>\n<p>Boeing told Fox Business it is standard for its jets to remain in service for decades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCarriers operate and maintain their airplanes for upwards of 30 to 40 years,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n<p>Boeing directed further inquiries to TransAir but vowed it would \u201cprovide any requested support to our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s incident is just the latest public relations nightmare for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/third-time-less-week-boeing-jet-forced-make-emergency-landing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boeing<\/a>, which has been under scrutiny all year over concerns its aircraft are not safe to fly \u2013 some of those concerns coming internally from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sudden-deaths-2-boeing-whistleblowers-10-stepping-forward-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">current and former employees<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, the same day the TransAir flight skidded off the runway in Senegal, a Boeing 737-800 owned by Turkey\u2019s Corendon Airlines lost a tire during a landing in the city of Alanya.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/passengers-crew-safely-evacuated-after-boeing-737-planes-110063110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a> reported 190 people were aboard the jet when a tire blew out on the runway.<\/p>\n<p>No injuries were reported and the airport was briefly closed.<\/p>\n<p>The incident in Alanya came a day after a Boeing 767 owned by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fedex-757-mysteriously-circles-airport-shortly-takeoff-pilot-applauded-crash-landing-moments-later\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FedEx<\/a> crash-landed on a runway in Istanbul on Wednesday when its landing gear failed.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING<\/p>\n<p>Fedex Boeing 767 lands at Istanbul Airport, without front wheels.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/js29DcReC0\">pic.twitter.com\/js29DcReC0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CitizenFreePres\/status\/1788216537716793433?\">May 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>No one was injured in the incident in Istanbul.<\/p>\n<div id=\"author-info-44767\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44767\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44767\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44767\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44767\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Johnathan Jones has worked as a reporter, an editor, and producer in radio, television and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prageru-why-are-utilities-so-expensive\/\" title=\"PragerU: Why Are Utilities So Expensive?\">digital media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Johnathan &#8220;Kipp&#8221; Jones has worked as an editor and producer in radio and television. He is a proud husband and father. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In West Africa, a Boeing aircraft veered off the runway and caught fire during a failed takeoff, injuring at least 11 people. Four individuals were subsequently hospitalized following the incident, which took place on a Thursday morning. 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