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Passengers Flee Jumbo Jet After Runway Fire

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Getty 110513 AirportFireStock?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1383676654989File photo. iStock/Thinkstock(MONTREAL) — A fire broke out on a Moroccan airliner that had just landed in Montreal on Monday evening, forcing an emergency evacuation and causing a number of injuries, authorities said.

The fire broke out on the Royal Air Maroc plane while the crew was unloading the Boeing 767 after it had arrived from Casablanca, said Montreal Trudeau Airport spokesperson Stephanie Lepage.

A conveyor belt overheated and ignited after the bags were pulled from the cargo hold shortly after arrival at 5 p.m., she said.

Some of the 250 passengers and eight crew members were treated for smoke inhalation while others were injured as they jumped from the emergency slides used to evacuate the plane, authorities said.

Two of the passengers were treated for injuries on the scene while five others were taken to the hospital in varying conditions, officials said.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will investigate the incident.

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