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Boeing Dreamliner catches fire at Britain's Heathrow airport

2013-07-12 430 Dailymotion

ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATION<br/> <br />STORY: A Boeing Dreamliner operated by Ethiopian Airlines caught fire at Britain's Heathrow airport on Friday, forcing the closure of both of its runways.<br/> <br />Shares in Boeing fell over 6 percent in New York. Television footage showed the Dreamliner surrounded by foam used by firefighters.<br/> <br />A Heathrow spokeswoman said fire services were attending the incident. There were no passengers aboard the plane.<br/> <br />The lightweight new plane suffered a series of battery fires earlier this year, causing it to be grounded until Boeing came up with a fix.<br/> <br />On April 27, Ethiopian Airlines was the first carrier to resume flights with Dreamliner passenger jets, three months after they were grounded over the battery meltdowns.

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