TOKYO, Nov 3 — A minor fire broke out mid-flight on a Japanese government jet today while Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was on board, but it was extinguished quickly with no injuries, media reports said. The leader was flying to Bangkok from Tokyo on a Boeing 777-300ER to attend talks at the...
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks on before the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup final match between England and South Africa at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama November 2, 2019. — AFP pic
TOKYO, Nov 3 — A minor fire broke out mid-flight on a Japanese government jet today while Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was on board, but it was extinguished quickly with no injuries, media reports said. The leader was flying to Bangkok from Tokyo on a Boeing 777-300ER to attend talks at the Association of South-east Asian Nations summit.
About an hour after take-off, an in-flight announcement said that an oven on the plane had sparked a small blaze, theTen minutes later, another announcement said the fire had been extinguished, with no smoke or smell detected, the newspaper said in an online article.There was no change to Abe’s itinerary, Kyodo said.
Contacted by AFP, officials from the prime minister’s office and the defence ministry could not immediately confirm the report. — AFP
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