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‘Minor fire’ damages RJ aircraft at QAIA, no injuries reported

By JT - Dec 01,2015 - Last updated at Dec 01,2015

AMMAN — Airport International Group (AIG) — the Jordanian company responsible for the rehabilitation, expansion and operation of Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) — reported a minor fire at QAIA on Tuesday.

“While attaching a pushback tug to a Royal Jordanian [RJ] aircraft ... a small fire broke out as a result of an electrical short in the pushback tug,” AIG said in a statement. Civil Defence Department vehicles on site at the airport were able to successfully extinguish the fire, which caused no injuries.

There were no passengers aboard the aircraft when the fire erupted, according to the statement. RJ Chairman Suleiman Hafez said the fire had no effect on the airline’s flight schedule, noting that the damaged aircraft is being repaired and will be operational soon, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

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