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    Singapore Airlines; A Boeing 777 catches fire while tow trucks towing it

    Crew DailyBy Crew DailyDecember 14, 2018Updated:September 13, 2026No Comments1 Min Read
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    Tow truck catches fire while towing a Singapore Airlines Boeing 7776 | Crewdaily
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    Back on November 17th, 207 a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-212ER was being towed toward the Terminal 3 of the Singapore-Changi Airport by two tow trucks when it suddenly caught fire.

    Tow truck catches fire while towing a Singapore Airlines Boeing 7776 | Crewdaily Tow truck catches fire while towing a Singapore Airlines Boeing 7775 | Crewdaily

    Luckily, at the time of towing, the aircraft did not have any passengers onboard.

    Tow truck catches fire while towing a Singapore Airlines Boeing 7777 | Crewdaily

    If you look at the pictures down below, you will see that the aircraft has been majorly damaged by the fire.

    Tow truck catches fire while towing a Singapore Airlines Boeing 7773 | Crewdaily

    However, there was one technician sitting inside the cockpit of the plane. However, he too was safely evacuated from the burning plane via the emergency slide.

    Tow truck catches fire while towing a Singapore Airlines Boeing 7772 | Crewdaily

    Airport security and services immediately arrived on the scene and started to control the fire.

    Tow truck catches fire while towing a Singapore Airlines Boeing 7771 | Crewdaily

    No injuries were reported. This aircraft before catching fire was scheduled for a flight that would have had took-off from Singapore and land in Hong Kong. The flight was transferred to another aircraft and took-off after a 13 minutes display.

    Tow truck catches fire while towing a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 | Crewdaily

    Tow truck catches fire while towing a Singapore Airlines Boeing 7774 | Crewdaily

    Below you can also see the special video from a mobile camera as the firefighters tried to control the fire.

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