Spanish plane skids off Ecuador runway
Updated: 2007-11-10 21:14
QUITO - An airplane of Spanish airline Iberia skidded off the runway Friday when landing at Quito's international airport. No one is hurt in the incident
 Passengers evacuate an Iberia airplane at Quito's international airport November 9, 2007. The Spanish Iberia passenger jet landing in Ecuador skidded off the runway at Quito's international airport on Friday, but no one was hurt in the incident, authorities said. [Agencies]
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The accident occurred at 17:00 local time (2000 GMT) at Quito's Mariscal Sucre airport after the plane's landing tires exploded, said an airport official.
The plane practically went off the runway and finally stopped inclined on one of its wings, said airport director Diego Pachel.
The airport was closed after the accident. The plane, which came from Madrid, now stops at a protection zone in the airport's northern sector.
The airplane's captain confirmed that nobody is injured or died in the accident, according to Pachel.
The passengers, yet undetermined how many, were evacuated through the emergency doors, said Pachel.
Pachel said it is apparent the airplane suffered major damages, and an investigation will be carried out to determine the causes of the accident.
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