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Atlanta firefighters put out the fire and the plane was towed to the gate for the passengers arriving from Tampa to disembark, airport officials saidPassengers aboard a Spirit Airlines flight from Tampa are safe after one of the plane’s brakes overheated and briefly caught fire upon landing in Atlanta on Sunday, airport officials said.
The brakes in the landing gear of Spirit Airlines flight 383 from Tampa ignited upon landing, officials at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport . Atlanta firefighters put out the fire and the plane was towed to the gate for passengers to disembark, airport officials said.
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