to become a big fire and then we have watched it simply engulf the plane with the rest of it breaking apart now. tell us about the procedures with the airports are putting out fires like this, because it is quite complicated, not necessarily the same type of fire depending on what is burning and at what point? the depending on what is burning and at what oint? ,. ., what point? the rescue and firefighting what point? the rescue and firefighting service - what point? the rescue and firefighting service at - what point? the rescue and firefighting service at any i what point? the rescue and - firefighting service at any airport is poised firefighting service at any airport is poised to firefighting service at any airport is poised to deploy firefighting service at any airport is poised to deploy to firefighting service at any airport is poised to deploy to any- firefighting service at any airport is poised to deploy to any part i firefighting service at any airport| is poised to
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at least the passengers on - very tragic situation. as you say, at least the passengers on that l at least the passengers on that aeroplane were evacuated and it sounds at the moment as though the coastguard aircraft which was involved in this, five of the crew are unaccounted for, one of them has managed to get out, according to the coastguard. tell us about the scale of the fire, has it surprise you, the intensity of it and the difficulty they seem to be having in putting it out? i difficulty they seem to be having in putting it out? putting it out? i think the focus will always putting it out? i think the focus will always be putting it out? i think the focus will always be an putting it out? i think the focus will always be an preservation l putting it out? i think the focus. will always be an preservation of life. will always be an preservation of life i will always be an preservation of life i am will always be an preservation of life lam not will always be an preserva
and i m just relieved so surprised the fire then took hold and i m just relieved evacuation - and i m just relieved evacuation seems and i m just relieved evacuation seems to and i m just relieved evacuation seems to have and i m just relieved evacuation seems to have been and i m just relieved evacuation seems to have been completed| seems to have been completed successfully seems to have been completed successfully before seems to have been completed successfully before it seems to have been completed successfully before it did. - seems to have been completed successfully before it did. i - successfully before it did. understand you specialise successfully before it did. understand you specialise in successfully before it did. understand you specialise in human factors and we know that the aeroplane that collided with the passenger plane was on its way to help in the mission to deliver aid for those affected by the earthquake, do you think there is an element unusual