Authorities investigate suspected fuel leak from cargo plane at Hong Kong airport

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Authorities at Hong Kong airport are investigating a suspected fuel leak from a cargo plane, a Boeing 747 operating flight CV531. Emergency responders including police and firefighters were alerted to the leak near the Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal.

Authorities are investigating a suspected fuel leak from a cargo aircraft at Hong Kong airport that prompted an emergency response from police and firefighters, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source said the airport control centre alerted police to a fuel leak from a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft operating flight CV531 at around 8.32am on Thursday, later confirmed to be from the aircraft’s left wing. “The aircraft was parked outside the Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal at that time,” a...