Flights Cancelled At Southend Airport Due To Plane Crash

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Southend Airport level crash. Credit: X @MFerraglioni

A mini craft collapsed and caught occurrence astatine London Southend Airport soon earlier 4pm connected Sunday, July 13, prompting a awesome emergency consequence and evacuations of adjacent facilities.

According to Essex Police, officers were alerted to reports of a 12-metre level connected occurrence astatine nan airdrome successful Southend-on-Sea. “We are moving pinch each emergency services astatine nan segment now and that activity will beryllium ongoing for respective hours,” a constabulary spokesperson said, urging nan nationalist to debar nan area (BBC).

The Essex County Fire and Rescue Service confirmed it was called to nan segment astatine 3:58 pm, pinch crews from Southend, Rayleigh Weir, Basildon, Billericay, and Chelmsford attending. “We are continuing to activity astatine nan segment pinch our emergency services and aviation partners,” said a occurrence work spokesperson (BBC).

The East of England Ambulance Service deployed 4 crews, including a accelerated consequence vehicle, a hazardous area consequence team, and a elder paramedic.

Due to nan craft fire’s proximity, constabulary evacuated Rochford Hundred Golf Club and Westcliff Rugby Club arsenic a precaution.

Flights to Alicante, Faro, and Palma de Mallorca from Southend Airport person been cancelled, according to a rider photograph shared to nan BBC.

Local politicians acknowledged nan seriousness of nan business connected societal media. David Burton-Sampson, Labour MP for Southend West and Leigh, posted connected X, “I americium alert of an incident astatine Southend Airport. Please support distant and let nan emergency services to do their work. My thoughts are pinch everyone involved.”

Matt Dent, furniture personnel for business, culture, music, and tourism astatine Southend City Council, posted, “I americium alert of nan unrecorded superior incident ongoing astatine London Southend Airport. At coming each I cognize is that a mini level has collapsed astatine nan airport. My thoughts are pinch each those involved, and pinch nan emergency services presently responding to nan incident.”