Hot Weather Seen As Factor In Crash Landing Of Emirates Airliner

An Emirates airline plane traveling from Thiruvananthapuram, India, crash-landed at the Dubai International Airport Wednesday, but all 300 passengers and crew members evacuated safely, the Belfast Telegram reported. Emirates said an equipment failure led to the crash. One theory is that the plane's landing gear collapsed, although the hot weather may have played a role according to one expert. There were 282 passengers and 18 crew on board. Four were from Ireland and another 24 from the United Kingdom. Photos showed plumes of black smoke rising into the air from the plane. Although all passengers and crew members survived, a firefighter was killed while extinguishing the flames. A...