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Kraj: London, država: UK

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Opis mesta: A British Airways jet which crash landed at Heathrow suffered double engine failure seconds before touchdown, according to reports. All of flight BA38's 136 passengers, 13 cabin and three flight crew were evacuated after the Boeing 777, which had flown in from Beijing, China, landed just yards from a busy perimeter road on the southern runway. The undercarriage of the plane was wrecked and extensive damage was caused to both wings. Eighteen people were injured and treated at Hillingdon Hospital in Uxbridge and other hospitals. Six ambulances, two fast response cars and a hazardous response team were scrambled while around six fire engines attended the scene and the stricken jet was surrounded by a sea of firefighting foam. The incident happened as Prime Minister Gordon Brown was due to leave Heathrow for China and India. His flight was delayed because of the incident. Heathrow Airport has been forced to cancel scores of flights and other aircraft flying into the UK had to be diverted to other airports. Passenger Jason Johnson said: "We came in very, very fast. It's something I've never been in before. Once it landed, it spun 90 degrees. I felt like I was in a washing machine. "The plane then came to a complete halt. We were told by the hostesses 'Please evacuate, follow our guidance'." When the plane came in fast, then slid after landing, "you knew you were in real trouble", he said. "I was worried about the fuel, bursting into flames, the wings were making cracking