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Old Jan 2, 2024 | 5:02 am
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Originally Posted by hailstorm
The plane is still burning. They sent 70 fire trucks to the site, so I would think they could have put it out by now...
Probably just waiting for all the fuel to burn off while tending to injuries and making sure the fire doesn't spread beyond the aircraft.

Some comments on this Jon Ostrower thread suggest that the carbon fiber fuselage may be burning away like paper.

And here's another good photo of the wreckage from a head-on perspective.

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