At least 100 people were killed when a passenger plane swerved off the runway at Madrid's Barajas airport, Spanish officials say. Many others were hurt. The Spanair plane was bound for the Canary Islands with 172 people on board.
There were reports of a fire in the plane's left engine during take-off, and TV footage showed smoke billowing from the plane. Helicopters were called in to dump water on the plane, and dozens of ambulances sped to save the survivors. Several people were carried away on stretchers.