WATCH | Fire on the runway! OR Tambo forced into ‘temporary closure’
Parts of OR Tambo Airport were engulfed by flames and thick smoke on Monday afternoon, after a nearby veld fire spread onto Runway 21L/03R.
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Parts of OR Tambo Airport were engulfed by flames and thick smoke on Monday afternoon, after a nearby veld fire spread onto Runway 21L/03R.
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