An aircraft carrying 137 passengers, operated by South African carrier 1Time Airlines, was evacuated after a technical fault caused a small fire on board at OR Tambo International Airport in South Africa. One passenger told how he broke his arm while trying to help other passengers off aborted flight 119 to Cape Town. He claimed the flight attendants were hysterical and passengers were forced to help themselves. The airline said the fire was extinguished and alternative arrangements for passengers were being made. Investigations are now under way into both the cause of the fire and the reaction of the crew

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