TOKYO – A minor fire broke out mid-flight on a Japanese government jetSunday while Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was on board, but it wasextinguished quickly with no injuries, media reports said.
The leader was flying to Bangkok from Tokyo on a Boeing 777-300ER toattend talks at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit.
About an hour after take-off, an in-flight announcement said that an ovenon the plane had sparked a small blaze, the Asahi Shimbun reported.
Ten minutes later, another announcement said the fire had beenextinguished, with no smoke or smell detected, the newspaper said in anonline article.
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Jiji Press and Kyodo News reported similar stories, citing governmentsources.There was no change to Abe’s itinerary, Kyodo said.
Contacted by AFP, officials from the prime minister’s office and thedefence ministry could not immediately confirm the report.-APP/AFP
