Mohammad Basheer Abdul Khadar, a 62-year-old Indian expatriate from Kerala, experienced a terrifying ordeal on August 3, 2016, while traveling on Emirates Flight EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai.
As the aircraft attempted to land at Dubai International Airport, the Boeing 777 crash-landed on the runway and burst into flames, forcing all passengers to evacuate immediately. Fortunately, all 300 people on board survived the accident.
According to Reuters, 14 passengers were hospitalized with injuries. However, the tragedy claimed the life of airport firefighter Jassim Essa Al-Baloushi, who died while trying to contain the fire and rescue those on board. GET THE FULL STORY HERE.
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