CNN Breaking News: 737 runs off runway in Burbank: 5 injured

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A Southwest Airlines 737 went off the runway after landing in Burbank, California. Five people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Details soon

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-- Carl Jenkins (Somewherepress@aol.com), March 05, 2000

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Not sure if this is the same story. From AOL....

Plane Skids Off Runway in Los Angeles

No Injuries Reported After Southwest Airlines Jet Crashes Through Fence

Reuters

LOS ANGELES (March 5) - A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 jet skidded off the runway at Burbank airport early on Sunday night, but there were no serious injuries to any of the passengers, according to media reports.

The plane, coming from Las Vegas and reportedly carrying 132 people, crashed through a fence after landing and hit three cars on a highway before coming to a rest at the edge of a gas station.

There was no immediate official explanation for the cause of the accident, but Los Angeles had been drenched for much of the day by a heavy winter rainstorm which left roads slick.

The plane arrived at Burbank airport, about 12 miles north of downtown Los Angeles just after 6 p.m. PST and after landing crashed through the perimeter fence onto Hollywood Way in Burbank.

Firefighters doused the plane with foam, although there was no report of any fire or explosions. Passengers could be seen on local TV news bulletins huddled nearby, wrapped in blankets.

Reut22:41 03-05-00

-- Jen Bunker (jen@bunkergroup.com), March 05, 2000.


Thanks Jen, it is the same story. Here's an update from CNN:

Jetliner skids off runway into street; 3 injured A Southwest Airlines 737 ran off a runway in Burbank, California, on Sunday March 5, 2000 Web posted at: 11:57 p.m. EST (0457 GMT)

BURBANK, California (CNN) -- A Southwest Airlines 737 with 142 people aboard skidded off the end of a wet runway after landing Sunday night, smashed through a fence and ran out into a busy street, striking at least two cars.

Police said three people -- a crew member and two passengers from the plane -- were taken to the hospital with injuries and a motorist was examined at the scene. None of the injuries were considered life- threatening.

The jet came to a stop in the middle of the street, near a row of businesses, including a gas station. Three people were in the two cars struck -- just a driver in one, a couple in another.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Southwest Flight 1455 had just arrived at Burbank Airport from Las Vegas carrying 137 passengers and a crew of five.

Television pictures showed the plane covered in foam. It stopped just yards from several stores.

Bob and Katie Glickman were in one of the cars that was hit by the jetliner.

"I said to myself, 'Oh my God!. We're going to be hit by a plane' and ducked," Katie Glickman told CNN. "There was panic in the street. People thought the plane was going to explode."

-- Carl Jenkins (Somewherepress@aol.com), March 06, 2000.


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