Used as an Aviation Science Center, the Plane Went Up in Flames
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- A fire broke out at about 3 p.m. in an Airbus A340 used as an Aviation Science Center in Çayırova, Kocaeli.
- Firefighters and police were dispatched after flames spread across the aircraft's fuselage.
- The plane arrived in 14 trucks in 2018, was assembled on a 17-acre site, and later opened as an Aviation Science Center.
An Airbus A340 that had been turned into an Aviation Science Center caught fire in Çayırova, in Turkey's Kocaeli province. The fire broke out at around 3 p.m. on Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu Street in the Şekerpınar neighborhood.
Police and firefighters were sent to the scene after the blaze was reported. Flames surrounded the aircraft's fuselage as firefighters continued their intervention.
The aircraft had been brought to the district in 2018 in pieces transported by 14 trucks. Workers assembled it on a 17-acre site. The plane, with a wingspan of 60 meters and a fuselage length of 64 meters, later began operating as an Aviation Science Center.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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