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At Least 38 Injured In Denver Plane Crash


(CBS/AP) Officials say a plane carrying more than 100 passengers went off the runway during takeoff from Denver International Airport.
The flight was Continental Airlines flight 1404 and was leaving from Denver and heading to Houston. It was carrying 107 passengers and five crew members
Denver International Airport manager Kim Day says that at least 38 people were injured, reports CBS News' Ryan Corsaro. None of the injuries was considered life-threatening.
The plane appeared to have slid into a ditch and was on fire after the crash, Corsaro reports.
The plane About 20 ambulances and six fire trucks were on the scene afterwards, reports CBS Affiliate KCNC in Denver. Ground crews put out the flames quickly, said airport spokesman Jeff Green.
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Bei einem missglückten Start auf dem Flughafen von Denver im US-Bundesstaat Colorado sind mehr als hundert Passagiere mit dem Schrecken davongekommen. Die Boeing 737 der Fluggesellschaft Continental Airlines sollte am Samstag (Ortszeit) nach Houston in Texas fliegen, kam beim Start aber aus zunächst ungeklärter Ursache von der Piste ab und fing Feuer, wie ein Flughafensprecher mitteilte. Die 112 Insassen wurden demnach über Notrutschen in Sicherheit gebracht worden, ein Mensch wurde verletzt.

Die Zeitung "The Denver Post" berichtete dagegen, dass mindestens 36 Menschen in Krankenhäuser gebracht worden seien. Es gebe aber keine Schwerverletzten. Wie der örtliche Fernsehsender KUSA berichtete, waren 107 Passagiere und fünf Besatzungsmitglieder an Bord der Maschine gewesen.

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Continental Airlines Responds to Flight 1404 Accident
HOUSTON, Dec 21, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- HOUSTON, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) tonight confirmed that flight 1404, a Boeing 737-500 aircraft carrying 110 customers and five crew members, went off the runway at Denver International Airport following a scheduled 6 p.m. MST departure to Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport. Continental and Denver International Airport are providing assistance to the passengers at this time. A number of injuries have been reported and authorities are transporting passengers and crew to area medical facilities as necessary.

The company is in the process of collecting additional information and will communicate additional information once it is known.

Continental Airlines is cooperating with all authorities responding to the incident.

"The care of our passengers, crew and family members is our highest priority and they will receive any assistance necessary," said Larry Kellner, Continental Airlines' chairman and chief executive officer. "We are deeply concerned by this accident and will do everything we can for the passengers, their families and our co-workers."

Relatives and friends of those traveling on flight 1404 who want to give or receive information about those on board may telephone Continental at (800) 621-3263 or go to our Web site at continental.com.

SOURCE Continental Airlines

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Unglaublich, dass keine Menschen dabei ums Leben gekommen sind.

War für alle Beteiligten wohl ein vorweihnachtliches Geschenk.

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14 December, 4.06pm Whew! Christmas shopping pretty much done. 100% online except for a couple of gift certs.

20 December, 5.25pm Holy fucking shit, I was just in a plane crash!

5.58pm This was crash No 2 for me. Maybe I should start taking the bus.

8.22pm You have your wits scared out of you, drag your butt out of a flaming ball of wreckage and you can't even get a vodka-tonic. Boo.

11.22pm [From computer at home] Sorry for the radio silence, but my battery died in the middle of all this and I just made it home.

11.57pm Pretty exhausted at this point, so I'm heading off to bed. Good night!

21 December, 8.29am Waiting in the continental club for the "replacement" flight. Noticing I'm a little sore.

5.25pm I'm sitting as close to the exit as possible this time.

7.57pm Touchdown! Crowd goes wild!

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23. Dezember 2008 - Auf dem Internationalen Flughafen von Denver ist die Startbahn 16L/34R nach dem Unfall einer Continental Boeing 737 wieder freigegeben. Nach Angaben der Flughafengesellschaft wurde die Runway am Montagabend nach Absprache mit der Flugunfalluntersuchungsbehörde NTSB wieder freigegeben.