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Plane crashes on takeoff at Madrid airport
An airliner bound for the Canary Islands swerved off the runway during takeoff from the Madrid airport today and caught fire, Spain’s national airport authority said. Local media reported at least 20 people dead.
Thick, white smoke billowed from the scene at Barajas airport.
Spanair flight JK5022 was bound for Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, a popular vacation spot off West Africa, the company said.
— Associated Press
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