Summary PIA flight PK-581 was about to take off from Multan airport when one of its engines caught fire.
MULTAN (Dunya News) – Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-581 from Multan to Karachi with 47 passengers and crew escaped a major disaster when one of its engines caught fire just before the take off at the Multan Airport.
The disaster was averted when control tower informed pilot that one of plane’s engines has caught fire. The pilot stopped the aircraft from taking flight within a few moments before takeoff.
Rescue teams rushed to the airport and evacuated all the passengers from the plane. Later the passengers were shifted to two hotels.
According to airport sources, the PIA’s ATR plane was grounded after the incident and investigation has been launched. Sources further said that the plane was given a fitness certificate before takeoff even then the engine caught fire.
