Tow Tug Catches Fire Towing SIA 777

[Brian Noldt]

A tow tug catches fire while towing a SIA 777 to a departure gate at Changi Airport.

Story, pictures and video here:

http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/tow-tug-caught-fire-towing-sia-boeing

Youtube video:

https://youtu.be/_rqoqaqGpv0

[Rowan McKeever]

This is one of the 777s that regularly services Canberra.

[Greg McDonald]

Seemed to take the firefighters a VERY long time to put that out!

[Philip Argy]

Two firefighters with a single water hose seemed quite inadequate. Surely a dump of foam would have snuffed that tug fire out very quickly? :confused:

[Brian Noldt]

A tug towing a Luthansa A340 at Franfurt Airport catches fire and damages the aircraft as well as injuring 10 people.

From The Aviation Herald:

http://avherald.com/h?article=4b9bfba4&opt=0

And from The Sun:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6498786/frankfurt-airport-fire-star-alliance-plane-latest-updated/