Plane tire explosion forces brief closure of Mactan airport runway

A tire explosion of a small four-seater plane forced the brief closure of the runway of the Mactan International Airport in Cebu province Saturday afternoon.

The three Korean passengers and pilot of the Cessna four-seater were unhurt, radio dzBB reported early Sunday.

An initial investigation showed the tire of the Cessna burst shortly after it landed, dzBB's Cecilia Villarosa reported.

UPDATE: Cessna aircraft, nasabugan ng gulong matapos maglanding sa Mactan Internat'l Airport. | via @CecilVillarosa

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This prompted the closure of the runway at 4:46 p.m. However, the runway resumed normal operations at 5 p.m. after the plane was removed from the area. — Joel Locsin/LBG, GMA News