A FIRE dramatically broke out just yards from a passenger jet full of fuel – sparking fears of a deadly explosion – at the UK’s busiest airport.
Shocking footage shared with The Sun showed a vehicle engulfed in flames next to a British Airways aircraft ready for boarding. Up to 170 passengers were queuing to take their seats via portable aircraft steps which turned into a blazing inferno.
Firefighters raced to the scene and doused the flames as airport insiders told The Sun: “It was a very, very lucky escape.”
A probe was urgently under way last night to determine how the DHL-owned vehicle suddenly caught ablaze around 6.15pm on Monday.
