Private jet in Schönefeld: Great fire on BER - fire brigade in continuous use!
Private jet in Schönefeld: Great fire on BER - fire brigade in continuous use!
On Wednesday afternoon, June 2, a dramatic incident at Berlin-Brandenburg (BER) Airport caused excitement. A private jet that had just started caught fire, with smoke development on the left engine. It was the crew itself that started the engines when the fire suddenly broke out and the chassis opened in flames. Fortunately, the crew and the passengers present remained nothing more than a fright; There were no injuries because the crew immediately left the machine. maz-online.de reports that … .
The fire brigade moved in with numerous special vehicles and water cannons to combat the fire. The airport fire brigade immediately used its extinguishing measures and whirled water fountains into the air while dense smoke rose to the sky. Thanks to the quick intervention, the flames could be prevented from gripping. However, the exact cause of the incident remains unclear.
continuous operational readiness
The airport fire brigade has an excellent reputation when it comes to security at the airport. As can be read on Wikipedia, it is a fire brigade, the tasks of which mainly include the defensive fire protection, the rescue of passengers and the deletion of burning aircraft. There are strict legal requirements that prescribe short response times between alarm and use. Another aspect that underlines the quality of the airport fire brigade on BER is the specially equipped fire engines that can reach speeds of up to 120 km/h. Wikipedia informs that ... .
On the same day there was another incident on BER. A Lufthansa machine was forced to break off her trip to Qatar due to fire smells in the cockpit. Just half an hour after the start, the plane returned safely to the airport, where the fire brigade was already on standby. While fire smell was confirmed, no fire situation could be determined. The machine is now in a parking position for examination, and the further procedure for passengers remains unclear. Fortunately, there were no injuries in this case. DetailsOrt Flughafen Berlin-Brandenburg, 12529 Schönefeld, Deutschland Quellen