A blown tire caused a plane's landing gear to collapse and engine to catch fire upon landing in Halifax, but all 77 passengers escaped safely.

A blown tire on takeoff from St. John's led to a De Havilland Dash 8 operated by PAL Airlines, an Air Canada Express service, experiencing a landing gear collapse and engine fire upon landing in Halifax on December 28. The tire issue went unnoticed by the crew, and upon landing, the vibration caused the gear to fail, with the left propeller striking the runway and igniting the engine. All 77 people aboard were safely evacuated without injuries.

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