Aircraft part found in field near Alicante-Elche airport
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 @ 6:57 PM
PART of a fuse box measuring four metres in length (13 feet) and half-burnt out fell from a plane and landed in a farm field in Elda (Alicante province) just a few kilometres from the airport this morning (Wednesday).
National Police officers say the strip of metal was found in the Las Barrancadas area between the Cámara and Umbría mountain ranges, where planes are frequently seen circling overhead as they reposition themselves ready for landing at Alicante-Elche airport, which sits in the El Altet area belonging to Elche.
Experts from the National Police chemical and explosives unit TEDAX were called out and took the part away for examining in accordance with usual procedures to check it did not contain radiation or present any other potential danger to nearby residents.
The fuse box part was charred along one side and badly deteriorated along another, although both of these features could have been caused by the impact, since hitting the ground at the height and speed involved in falling from an aircraft would have caused considerable damage.
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