FedEx plane makes emergency landing at Central Illinois Regional Airport

Posted on March 3, 2020
Two crew members were on board and no injuries were reported. (Photo Pixabay)

 

By HOI ABC

BLOOMIGNTON – A spokesperson from Central Illinois Regional Airport (CIRA) confirmed a FedEx plane made an emergency landing at the airport Tuesday morning.

The plane on its way to Indianapolis, IN. from Omaha, NE. declared the emergency about 9:10 a.m. because of a possible engine fire, according to our news partner Heart of Illinois ABC.

The Bloomington Fire Department and other agencies were there in case of a fire when the plane landed at 9:22 a.m. CIRA said the landing was safe and they could not see any fire at the time.

CIRA said the plane’s captain saw there was a possible engine fire on the instrument panel when they made the call to land in Bloomington.

Two crew members were on board and no injuries were reported.

The FedEx plane reportedly left CIRA’s airfield again just after noon.

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