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Turkish Airlines plane evacuated after tyre fire in Kathmandu

Timeslive · · 158 words · By Reuters Agency

A Turkish Airlines Airbus A330 experienced a tyre fire upon landing in Kathmandu, Nepal, leading to the evacuation of 288 people and a brief airport closure. No injuries were reported, and the airline attributed the incident to a technical malfunction in a hydraulic pipe.

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“A tyre on a Turkish Airlines plane caught on fire after it landed on Monday in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu”
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The claim is confirmed by multiple independent sources including Reuters, Google News, and Dailydispatch, all reporting a tyre fire on a Turkish Airlines plane in Kathmandu on a Monday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed 8,962 people and injured 21,952 across the countries of Nepal, India, China and Bangladesh. It occurred at 11:56 Nepal Stan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2015_Nepal_earthquake
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An earthquake struck Nepal at 11:56:25 NST on 25 April 2015 with a moment magnitude of 7.8 (or 8.1Ms) and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). It was the most powerful earthquake to strike Ne…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_response_to_the_A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tribhuvan International Airport (Nepali: त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल, romanized: Tribhuvan Antarrāṣṭriya Vimānasthal, IATA: KTM, ICAO: VNKT, colloquially referred to as TIA) is an international…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribhuvan_International_Airpor…
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“forcing the closure of the airport for an hour”
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Three independent news sources (Theherald, Dailydispatch, Sowetan) explicitly state that the incident forced the closure of the airport for an hour.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Turkish Airlines (Turkish: Türk Hava Yolları), or legally Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı, is the flag carrier of Turkey. As of June 2024, it operates scheduled services to 352 destinations (includ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Airlines
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 July 2024, a Bombardier CRJ200 operated by Saurya Airlines crashed shortly after takeoff from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing 18 out of the 19 people on board. The a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Saurya_Airlines_Bombardie…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tribhuvan International Airport (Nepali: त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल, romanized: Tribhuvan Antarrāṣṭriya Vimānasthal, IATA: KTM, ICAO: VNKT, colloquially referred to as TIA) is an international…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribhuvan_International_Airpor…
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“All 277 passengers and 11 crew on the Airbus A330 arriving from Istanbul were evacuated using the emergency exits”
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The specific details regarding the aircraft type (Airbus A330), origin (Istanbul), and the number of passengers (277) and crew (11) evacuated via emergency exits are reported by three independent sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Garuda Indonesia is the flag carrier of Indonesia, headquartered at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport near Jakarta. A successor of KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf, it is a member of SkyTeam airline alli…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list meet this list's size criteria—passenger ai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incident…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (pronounced "El-ten-eleven") is an American medium-to-long-range, wide-body trijet airliner built by the Lockheed Corporation. It was the third wide-body airliner to enter …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_L-1011_TriStar
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“no-one was injured”
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Multiple web search results explicitly state that there were no reported injuries resulting from the incident.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tribhuvan International Airport (Nepali: त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल, romanized: Tribhuvan Antarrāṣṭriya Vimānasthal, IATA: KTM, ICAO: VNKT, colloquially referred to as TIA) is an international…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribhuvan_International_Airpor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 July 2024, a Bombardier CRJ200 operated by Saurya Airlines crashed shortly after takeoff from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing 18 out of the 19 people on board. The a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Saurya_Airlines_Bombardie…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Turkish Airlines (Turkish: Türk Hava Yolları), or legally Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı, is the flag carrier of Turkey. As of June 2024, it operates scheduled services to 352 destinations (includ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Airlines
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“The fire broke out in the right rear tyre of the aircraft”
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Three independent news sources specify that the fire broke out in the right rear tyre of the aircraft.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of September 2025, Turkish Airlines operates a fleet of 388 Airbus and Boeing aircraft. The airline started its operations in 1933 with only five planes. In 1945, the airline bought over 30 cheap D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Airlines_fleet
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Turkish Airlines (Turkish: Türk Hava Yolları), or legally Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı, is the flag carrier of Turkey. As of June 2024, it operates scheduled services to 352 destinations (includ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Airlines
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of national airlines currently operating in Turkey.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_Turkey
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“The fire was doused and the plane was towed to the taxiway. It is grounded”
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Three independent news sources confirm the fire was doused, the plane was towed to the taxiway, and it was grounded.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The fire was doused and the plane was towed to the taxiway. It is grounded
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-05-11-turkish-airl…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The fire was doused and the plane was towed to the taxiway. It is grounded
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-05-11-turkish-airl…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The fire was doused and the plane was towed to the taxiway. It is grounded
https://www.theherald.co.za/news/world/2026-05-11-turkish-ai…
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“Turkish Airlines said smoke was observed in the landing gear while taxiing”
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Three independent news sources report that Turkish Airlines observed smoke in the landing gear while taxiing.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Turkish Airlines said smoke was observed in the landing gear while taxiing
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-05-11-turkish-airl…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Turkish Airlines said smoke was observed in the landing gear while taxiing
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-05-11-turkish-airl…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Turkish Airlines said smoke was observed in the landing gear while taxiing
https://www.theherald.co.za/news/world/2026-05-11-turkish-ai…
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“Initial assessments indicate the smoke was caused by a technical malfunction in a hydraulic pipe”
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Three independent news sources report that initial assessments attributed the smoke to a technical malfunction in a hydraulic pipe.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Initial assessments indicate the smoke was caused by a technical malfunction in a hydraulic pipe
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-05-11-turkish-airl…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Initial assessments indicate the smoke was caused by a technical malfunction in a hydraulic pipe
https://www.theherald.co.za/news/world/2026-05-11-turkish-ai…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Initial assessments indicate the smoke was caused by a technical malfunction in a hydraulic pipe
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-05-11-turkish-airl…
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