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Aircraft fire causes emergency landing at Mather Airport

An aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Mather Airport Thursday afternoon after a reported fire.

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An aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Mather Airport Thursday afternoon after a reported fire.

Two pilots were on board at the time, but were not injured. According to Laurie Slothower,
Communication and Media Officer for Sacramento County Department of Airports, the jet crashed around 11:40 a.m. on runway 22L. Crews quickly extinguished the fire.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The runway at Mather is expected to be closed for the remainder of the day. There is unknown damage to the runway.

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