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Clifford Lo

Emergency crews were placed on alert and standby at Hong Kong International Airport at daybreak Friday after a cargo flight reported a fire warning indication on board and requested an emergency landing.
Eleven fire engines, four fireboats and four ambulances were deployed after a call was made to the airport’s air traffic control centre shortly after 5.45am Friday, according to the fire department.
“We were informed that a full emergency landing was requested because there was an indication of fire in its cargo compartment,” a Fire Services Department spokesman said.
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He said the emergency landing was executed without incident.
The spokesman said there was no sign of burning or damage on board the flight and that no casualties were reported.
The centre received an emergency landing request from Polar Air Cargo flight PO654 at 5.45am, which had departed Chek Lap Kok airport at 5.41am.
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The authority’s spokeswoman said the flight was en route to Chicago in the United States when it was forced to return to Hong Kong.
She said it landed safety at 5.55am and that airport operations were “unaffected” by the incident.
The Civil Aviation Department said that “subsequent inspection revealed that there was no indications of fire on board”.
The authority’s website showed flight PO654, a Boeing 747, subsequently left Hong Kong for Chicago at 9am Friday.
As of Friday afternoon, Polar Air Cargo was not available for comment.
A duty supervisor for Jardine Airport Services Limited, the company’s Hong Kong-based ground handling agent, refused to comment.


Emergency landing at Hong Kong airport after fire indicated aboard cargo flight

An airport authority spokeswoman said operations at Chek Lap Kok were unaffected by the incident. Photo: Bruce Yan

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Emergency landing at Hong Kong airport after fire indicated aboard cargo flight

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Nobody reported hurt in early-morning incident but cause remains unclear