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Commander is that was 101 people on board the plane. thats passengers and crew. and at 2:00 our units returned to service the bulk of our units. we still have a unit staged over there right now while the ntsb, faa and p-cad are responding to that. any questions on fire rescue? >> it went pretty well? this could have been a lot worse? >> all things considered, thats correct, ari. brake fires, engine fires are something that we train for in the aircraft rescue fire fighting business. its not uncom...

An inspection of the airfield, the taxiway, the runway, the lights, when you have an emergency response like this, theres a possibility that equipment or some part of the airfield might be damaged or equipment on the airfield might be damaged. we have to do a complete inspection of the airfield before we can release anything. im going to let mike speak now to the actual response to the incident. then ill talk about when the airport may reopen. >> thanks, greg. mike jachles, with broward fire she...

Some crew, some passengers. but all things considered, you heard the broward fire and sheriff and -- sheriff fire rescue person say that all things considered this could have been much worse. the response time was quick and they were able to get that fire put out. were going to take a short break and be back with you with more politics and a day from capitol hill all coming up. oh no... (under his breath) hey man! hey peter. (unenthusiastic) oh... ha ha ha!

Now. maybe we can get a much better perspective of what they experienced, what they went through, according to the fire department, when they respond based on their timing, it looks as if all 101 people on the plane were able to get off in six minutes. this could have been a lot worse. it is an amazing, amazing end of the story that everybody was able to get off a plane that was on fire. >> absolutely. six minutes, kerry, incredible. to unload that many people. tell me, again, you said that the ...

The drivers seat of a lot of the decisions. >> with the new policy, its two children now, instead of one. so theyre not saying have as many as you want. >> right. exactly. so the regulation is still in place. you know, people are going to still have to be working with the government when they think about the structure of their family and how that plays out. yeah, the governments going to continue to play a very big role in peoples lives in china for the foreseeable future. >> appreciate it. at...

You earn unlimited double miles on every purchase, every day. just book any flight you want then use your miles to cover the cost. now, thats more like it. whats in your wallet? were following that breaking news down in florida. dynamic airways jet that caught on fire earlier this afternoon. a press conference under way with the broward county department of aviation. lets listen in. >> whats happening now for the airport is we have basically closed as of about an hour and a half ago. the airpo...

The aircraft in case it restarts. just like any other type of fire. they have to be on site until its deemed clear. as long as thats happening and there are fire trucks out there, i dont assume well open that north runway until everything is clear. again, there will have to be another inspection of the north runway and the lighting. everything is 100%. we dont operate until its 100%. >> youve been listening to greg meyer, broward county department of avs. before him we were listening to someone ...

Fighting foam, chemical agent to extinguish the fire. at present we have 15 people that were transported by broward sheriff fire rescue, all of them to broward health medical center in ft. lauderdale. of those 15, heres the breakdown of the injuries. one person sustained serious injuries and those are burn injuries. i dont know if its a crew or passenger. we still havent figured out or gotten that information yet. there were two less serious injuries, and then the remaining 12 were what we call ...

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