China Airlines plane catches fire at Japanese airport
{{date|August 20, 2007}}
[[Image:Okinawa naha andairport map.jpg|right|160px|thumb|Map highlighting location of Naha City, Okinawa.]]
[[w:China Airlines Flight 120|China Airlines Flight 120]], a [[w:Boeing|Boeing]] [[w:Boeing 737|737 800]], burst into flames at [[w:Naha Airport|Naha Airport]] in [[w:Okinawa, Japan|Okinawa]], [[Japan]] shortly after touchdown, with 157 passengers and 8 crew aboard. All passengers and crew have been accounted for; there were no casualties.

The plane was on the ground when the fire broke out and some reports say that all the passengers and crew made it off the plane safely. The pilots were seen jumping from the cockpit seconds before an explosion ripped through the plane. 

The plane was flying from [[w:Taoyuan County (Taiwan)|Taoyuan]], the county of [[Taiwan]], and its final destination was [[w: Naha, Okinawa|Naha]], the capital of Okinawa.

Initial reports from ground personnel suggest that a fuel leak in the right engine could have started a series of explosions. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire by using [[w:Fire fighting foam|foam]].

==Sources==
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|date=August 20, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=agz5YkI8z0io&refer=home
|title=China Airlines Boeing Plane Catches Fire in Japan (Update1) 
|author=Chris Cooper
|pub=Bloomberg
|date=August 20, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20070820p2a00m0na022000c.html
|title= All passengers and crew from flaming plane in Okinawa accounted for
|author=
|pub=Mainichi Daily News
|date=August 20,1007}}
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Map highlighting location of Naha City, Okinawa.
China Airlines Flight 120, a Boeing 737 800, burst into flames at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan shortly after touchdown, with 157 passengers and 8 crew aboard. All passengers and crew have been accounted for; there were no casualties.

The plane was on the ground when the fire broke out and some reports say that all the passengers and crew made it off the plane safely. The pilots were seen jumping from the cockpit seconds before an explosion ripped through the plane. 

The plane was flying from Taoyuan, the county of Taiwan, and its final destination was Naha, the capital of Okinawa.

Initial reports from ground personnel suggest that a fuel leak in the right engine could have started a series of explosions. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire by using foam.

es:Pasajeros y tripulantes salen ilesos de incendio en avión chino
zh:華航客機爆炸起火 機上人員平安 股價一度重挫
ja:チャイナエアラインの航空機が炎上
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