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A large cargo plane has slid off the runway and split in two at Brussels Airport during take-off, but it did not catch fire and there were no injuries. A cargo plane has slid off the runway and split in two at Brussels Airport during take-off, slightly injuring four people aboard.
Firefighters have been coating the wings with retardant foam as the plane was full of jet fuel when the crash happened at 1330 (1130 GMT) on Sunday. Firefighters coated the wings with retardant foam as the plane was full of fuel when the crash happened at 1330 (1130 GMT), but it did not catch fire.
The Boeing 747 belongs to US freight company Kalitta and had five people aboard, an airport spokeswoman said.The Boeing 747 belongs to US freight company Kalitta and had five people aboard, an airport spokeswoman said.
It is not known what caused the plane, said to be bound for Bahrain, to crash.It is not known what caused the plane, said to be bound for Bahrain, to crash.
Francis Vermeiren, mayor of the nearby town of Zaventem, said the Boeing had come to a halt at the end of a runway, near houses and a cemetery. Francis Vermeiren, mayor of the nearby town of Zaventem, said four of those aboard had been "slightly injured".
Mr Vermeiren, who is coordinating the emergency effort, said he did not know what the plane was carrying. Earlier, airport spokeswoman Tru Lefevere told AFP news agency that the five had been taken to hospital but none was injured.
Speaking to Belgian radio station VRT, he said the pilot had told rescue authorities that he had heard a "large noise" while trying to take off. Mr Vermeiren, who was coordinating the emergency effort, said the Boeing had come to a halt at the end of a runway, near houses and a cemetery.
The five people aboard were taken to hospital but none were injured, airport spokeswoman Tru Lefevere told AFP news agency. He did not know what the plane was carrying.
Ms Lefevere said air traffic had not been disrupted. Speaking to Belgian radio station VRT, he said the pilot had told rescue authorities of hearing a "large noise" while trying to take off.
According to the airport, air traffic has not been disrupted.