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A plane caught fire at Palma de Mallorca airport: 18 people injured

A plane caught fire at Palma de Mallorca airport: 18 people injured

Dramatic incident: Ryanair aircraft engulfed in flames at Mallorca airport

An emergency incident occurred at Palma de Mallorca airport - a fire broke out on board a Ryanair aircraft. According to the Bild newspaper, passengers in panic evacuated from the burning airliner using emergency exits. In an attempt to escape, some travelers were leaving the plane directly via the aircraft's wings.

Emergency services and police immediately arrived at the scene. According to journalists, 18 people were injured as a result of the incident.

"Six of them had to be hospitalized," the article states.

The circumstances and causes of the fire are currently being investigated, and no additional information about the incident has been received yet.