Air France Aircraft on Fire at Pearson Airport (Toronto) (Update: Minor injuries)

CFRB 1010AM Radio ^ | Aug 2 2005

[mitchbert]

Breaking News from CFRB 1010AM News Radio - Toronto

Airliner on fire on the ground at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ). Unclear as to cause. Announcers asking for updates from motorists in the region on HWY 401. Report says great deal of smoke. I have to go into a meeting shortly but I'll listen for updates as long as I can.

[PAR35]

the A340 ... The jet has a capacity of about 200 people.

Stupid reporter alert for the CBC. The 340 holds a lot more than 200 people.

[Petronski]

You newbies (including moderators) are a disgrace to the Free Republic site.

Can't find the exit, huh?

[Silas]

Jim,

I respect your opinion. I will take that rest.

Keep up the good work.


Silas

[dfwgator]

CNN now saying all may have survived as well.

[mhking]

CP24: Most, if not all passengers and crew out alive.

[Darkwolf377]

Ah ha! As further evidence of my keyboard-challenged-ness :P somehow that post ended up on the wrong thread. I didn't do it, I tells ya--a mysterious unknown force did it... (I have no idea how that happened, as I replied on my pings. Weird!)

[righttackle44]

"CNN: 200 persons on board, skidded off the runway."

I ask God to protect their lives.

[proud American in Canada]

That and continued VFR flight into IMC conditions

*retreats in the face of her ignorance* ;)

The only reason I know what get-home-itis is is that I paid an Ottawa Citizen editor, who was a former pilot, to review my fiction manuscript.

He told me the book fell apart in the second half...and that was the reason why. :)

[Tatze]

Please.. the APD is way beyond help. Those crane incidents in Buckhead a month or so back proved that.

[Not A Snowbird]

You've got issues, dude.

[Windsong]

Lots of hail as well...not good.

[Central Scrutiniser]

Kook alert

[Admin Moderator]

I am no newbie btw. I've been here nearly as long as you.

[dirtboy]

Do you people not realize that 9-11 itself would not have been acknowledged unless it was ablsolutely 100% obvious?

Of course, there are also conspiracy wingnuts who say the government planned 9-11 all along so they could take away our liberties. I guess conspiracy-mongers can have it both ways.

You newbies (including moderators) are a disgrace to the Free Republic site.

You're the one doing the conspiracy two-step at the very onset of a news cycle. I would think that during your tenure here, you would have realized there is a lot of fog at the beginning of a news event. I guess not. Maybe you could learn something from the newbies you're disparaging.

Oh, and as for the moderators? They don't need this kind of crap from old-timers who should know better.

[mhking]

Please.. the APD is way beyond help. Those crane incidents in Buckhead a month or so back proved that.

[LOL]

[ChadGore]

Image mirrored here:

http://users.wi.net/~johnh/Airbus.jpg

[al baby]

Their being very generous with warnings straighten up and fly right

[Petronski]

UNNNNNGH!

Multiple threads open at once, eh?

[kenth]

I don't know, but I think he's about to get another serving.

[fanfan]

Doubt the media really has as much of an idea as to possible fatalities as it's letting on at this point.

I suspect you are right about that.