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TSB investigating engine failure and fire on WestJet Encore aircraft in Calgary


June 1, 2023  By The Canadian Press

CALGARY — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating after a WestJet Encore aircraft experienced an engine failure and fire.

Few details about the incident have been released, but the TSB says it is deploying a team of investigators to Calgary.

It says it will gather information and assess the occurrence.

In a news release, the agency says there were two flight crew and two flight attendants aboard the aircraft at the time.

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No injuries were reported.

The TSB does not say when the engine failure and fire took place, or if the plane was in the air at the time.

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