Andrew Dickens Afternoons

Witness describes moment when engine caught on fire

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There's been a full scale emergency at Napier Airport after an ATR72 turbo-prop's engine caught fire.Fire and Emergency positioned fire trucks on the runway as the plane circled, dumping fuel.Talkback caller Paul told Andrew Dickens it was obvious there was a problem with the plane almost immediately after take-off."It was the most unusual, it wasn't climbing either it was flattening out, it was definite misfiring malfunctioning engine."  LISTEN ABOVE AS ANDREW DICKENS TALKS TO WITNESS PAUL    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.