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Boeing 777 plane ctaches fire on Las Vegas runway

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, LOS ANGELES -- A British Airways plane caught fire during takeoff on a runway in Las Vegas on Tuesday afternoon, said local aviation authority.The Airways flight 2276 heading for London's Gatwick Airport was scheduled to take off about 4 p.m. Pacific time (2300 GMT) and its left engine caught fire at 4:13 p.m. (2313 GMT), officials of Las...