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Last Updated: Wednesday, 9 June, 2004, 15:26 GMT 16:26 UK
Two planes catch fire at airport
Manchester Airport
Passengers were on the planes but no-one was injured
Two planes belonging to the same airline have caught fire within 24 hours of each other on landing at Manchester Airport.

Police say the undercarriage of the first Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft caught fire at Terminal Two at 0857 BST on Tuesday.

Firefighters based at the airport put out a fire on a second PIA flight at about 1113 BST on Wednesday.

A police spokesman said none of the passengers on board was injured.

Officers confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the incidents.

It is believed the fires were started by overheating around the undercarriages.


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