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Tire fire forces plane's emergency evacuation

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

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HOUSTON (AP) - May 12, 2009 -- Passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight were forced to slide down emergency chutes after a tire caught fire as the plane landed in Houston.

Southwest Airlines spokesman Paul Flaningan says no one was injured.

Flaningan says the tire blew around 7:50 p.m. Tuesday as Flight 519 from New Orleans landed at Houston Hobby Airport.

He says the fire was contained to the tire.

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Television footage showed passengers deplaning via emergency chutes.

Flaningan says there were five crew members and 47 passengers on board.

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