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A plane carrying the Arsenal women's team bursts into FLAMES shortly before take-off after a bird flew into the engine, forcing the players to be evacuated immediately

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A plane carrying the Arsenal women's team back from their Champions League semi-final first leg with Wolfsburg burst into flames on the runway on Sunday evening.

The incident occurred at the Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport after a bird flew into the engine shortly before it was due to take off.

Flames immediately started to come out of the Boeing 737, and the pilots on board quickly evacuated the passengers, including Arsenal's first team squad to safety.

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