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Indication light came on and the engines on this plane are equipped with fire suppression equipment. but it didnt extingish the fire. did the equipment fail or a fuel line rupture cause the fire to spread? british airways flight 2276 burst into flames shortly before takeoff at the las vegas airport with 172 people on board. >> we were just getting speed to take off and heard a big thud. i opened up the cover of my window and saw flames on the engine. >> reporter: the pilots of the london bound b...

Every day. tonight we have learned the fire indication light came on and the engines on this airplane are equipp equipped with fire suppressant, but it didnt extinguish the fire. the question now, did the equipment fail or did a fuel line rupture cause that fire to spread? >> flames ripped through british airways flight 2276 shortly before takeoff at the las vegas airport, and thick black smoke enduffel the airport with nearly 200 people on board. >> we heard a big thud, and i saw flames on the ...