Holidaymakers at Liverpool Airport were terrified as they witnessed a fire erupting next to their plane on Friday evening, Oct. 6.
An eyewitness, known as Salford GroundHopper, wrote on twitter: “So I’m off to Bulgaria and the plane next to us is on fire.”
At first, passengers thought the ground fire unit that burst into flames was a plane on fire.
But later, authorities confirmed that the fire was caused by a ground power unit that burst into flames shortly before 7 p.m.
A concerned twitter user posted images of the emergency services arriving on the scene.
Liverpool Airport responded quickly saying: “Hi Jon, there was a small fire in the ground service equipment but our Fire Service dealt with it quickly and safely. All is fine now.”
A ground power unit supplies electricity to the plane when it is parked on the ground.