35 h. ago NTSB issues urgent warning about engines on some Boeing and Airbus planes

Recommendations stem from 2023 incident in which Southwest flight filled with ‘acrid white smoke’

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46 h. ago Middleton fire LIVE updates as smoke fills air after crews battle flames overnight

People are being urged to keep windows shut

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48 h. ago SpaceX Starship bursts into flames after explosion at test site in Texas

In shocking footage the SpaceX rocket's nose suddenly bursts open - causing the screen to momentarily flash white, seconds later clouds of dark smoke filled the night sky

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3 d. ago EasyJet passengers 'thought they were going to die' as plane filled with smoke

The easyJet flight from Cyprus to Bristol was forced to land in Turkey due to the smell of smoke on the aircraft, with one passenger revealing the 'mayhem' it caused on board

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3 d. ago Passenger on easyJet flight thought plane 'would crash into the sea' in emergency landing terror

An easyJet flight from Cyprus was forced to make an emergency landing in Turkey after a passenger smelt smoke

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5 d. ago easyJet plane makes emergency landing after passengers 'smell smoke'

An easyJet flight from Cyprus to the UK was forced to make an emergency landing in Izmir after passengers reported a strong smell of smoke on board.

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5 d. ago ‘There’s a smell of death in the air’: chaos in Tehran as residents try to flee or find shelter

Ferocity of Israeli strikes has taken many by surprise, with people rushing to buy petrol and food amid the bombs Middle East crisis – live updatesIt was just past 4pm when Nahid’s* windows began to shake. An Israeli bomb hit a building nearby – she could not see where – and soon her house began to fill up with smoke. It was the third day of Israeli bombing of Iran and the situation in Tehran was just getting worse.“This is a massacre. The blasts haven’t stopped. Children are crying and we fear many civilians have been killed. There’s a smell of death in the air. I can’t stop crying,” Nahid*, a 25-year-old finance analyst at an e-commerce company in Tehran, told the Guardian via text. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Moment airplane cabin fills with smoke after power bank EXPLODES just minutes after take off

Passengers on an airplane were left terrified after the cabin filled with smoke following an explosion of a power bank just 15 minutes into a flight. 

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2 w. ago Power bank explosion sparks panic on plane as flight forced to turn back after just 15 minutes

The China Airlines Pilot turned a plane around just minutes into a flight after smoke filled the cabin, sending passengers into a panic, following an explosion from a power bank

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3 w. ago Easyjet emergency as passenger grabs plane door & screams ‘bomb’ on flight to Manchester

A flight bound for Manchester from Turkey saw a passenger allegedly 'grabbing the emergency exit' and scream about a 'bomb' with terrified passengers left watching in horror

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