Can someone give me their opinion on whether the BA flight I was on departing Joburg on 22nd December which collided with a building as it was attempting to take off would be covered under EU261?

Details of the incident in this long thread
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...uilding-3.html

The reason i'm asking is because i've been approached by BA for my account and awarded Avios but they didn't mention anything else. I have looked online and believe that I should be entitled to the 600 Euros which is the standard compensation for a passenger who has their flight cancelled and is forced to stay in a hotel overnight and then rebooked on a flight 23 hours after the original departure time.

I don't want to waste my time writing a letter (or the people at the other end) if I'm not entitled to the standard compensation.

Any advice for board members?