Last week, two people have been hospitalised following an incident Thursday at Orlando (Florida) airport. Aer Lingus flight #EI120 was preparing to leave Orlando (Florida) on Thursday evening ahead of Hurricane Matthew when a luggage loader vehicle caught fire damaging the Airbus A330-200 cargo hold.
A spokesman for Orlando International Airport confirmed that two baggage handlers from the airport staff were injured on Thursday while loading Aer Lingus flight EI120 which was preparing to leave for Dublin.
A statement from Aer Lingus confirmed that a piece of ground service equipment had gone on fire on Thursday evening.