A ground vehicle caught fire next to a British Airways plane parked on the runway at Heathrow airport.
Footage showed flames engulfing the small truck, which was stationed near the tail of the empty aircraft as it extended a mobile staircase to allow passengers to board at about 6.15pm.
Thick plumes of black smoke could be seen seen billowing above several terminal buildings at the UK’s busiest airport.
Heathrow’s fire service used multiple water jets to put out the blaze. There were no…
