Picture 36

In this picture I see a Boeing 777 that belongs to Korean Air.

This is a twin engined wide body aircraft, the fuselage is blue and the engines and wings are white.

The airplane had a fire in the left-hand engine, but when the picture was taken the fire had already been extinguished.

There are two fire trucks near the left wing and many firemen who sprayed a lot of foam in order to extinguish the fire.

I believe the passengers were evacuated using the escape slides, as they have all been inflated.

I believe the aircraft had a fire during takeoff roll as the aircraft was on a runway, from my point of view the pilots were able to stop the aircraft safely.

 

What was happening before this picture was taken?

 

from my point of view, before this picture was taken the pilots were requesting emergency services, the flight attendants were evacuating the passengers and the firefighters were extinguishing the fire.

 

What do you think will happen next?

 

I can only imagine that the aircraft will be removed from the runway, the runway will be cleaned and there will be an investigation.

 

Do you agree or disagree that Brazilian airports are not fully prepared to deal with an emergency situation like an engine fire on the runway

 

I agree considering small airports in Brazil, however big airports such as Grurulhos International Airport certainly has sufficient facilities to deal with an emergency such as an engine fire.

Vocabulary Glossary

Left hand

On or toward the left side of a person or thing.

 

Foam

Firefighting foam is a foam used for fire suppression.