WIRE:03/12/2000 10:17:00 ET Heathrow closes runway after cargo jet makes emergency landing

LONDON (AP) _ Authorities closed one of Heathrow Airport's two main runways Sunday morning after a Cathay Pacific Boeing 747 cargo plane with five people aboard made an emergency landing. No one was injured. Airport officials said the jet burst several tires on takeoff from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, but went on to London, where it flew low over the control tower so that controllers could look at the undercarriage.

Police closed neighboring roads and fire engines, and ambulances stood by, but the plane landed safely, officials said.

The runway was closed for almost two hours, delaying some flights for up to an hour.

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-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), March 12, 2000