Fire has seriously damaged an ABX Air Boeing 767-200 freighter while the twin-jet was parked at San Francisco International Airport late yesterday.

The aircraft has been identified as a 22-year old example, registered N799AX, owned by the carrier and powered by General Electric CF6 engines.

It has suffered substantial damage to the forward fuselage, images from the scene indicate, with the hull burned through across the crown above the forward exits.

There is also evidence of smoke around the cockpit windows. No firm information has yet been disclosed as to where the fire started and the extent of any internal damage. <IMG style=”WIDTH: 440px; HE

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