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15 injured as plane with 300 passengers is forced to make emergency landing at Gatwick after fire fills cabin with smoke

• Fifteen injured as fire extinguishers used to tackle blaze at rear of aircraft
• Virgin Airbus A330 bound for Florida had to return due to 'technical problem'
• Flights in and out of Gatwick suspended as passengers escape aircraft
• Incoming flights have been diverted, with some landing at Stansted
• Virgin owner Sir Richard Branson tweets his apologies to those on board

PUBLISHED: 13:32 GMT, 16 April 2012 | UPDATED: 00:40 GMT, 17 April 2012
A blaze on board a packed jet forced an emergency landing at Gatwick yesterday.
The 299 passengers and 13 crew on board were evacuated using escape slides in a drama that closed the airport for several hours.
Fifteen required hospital attention, many with suspected broken bones.
Scores of other flights had to be suspended, delaying thousands of passengers.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2130493/Gatwick-airport-emergency-landing-15-injured-cabin-forces-Virgin-plane-land.html#ixzz1sTkQca13