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Chain of faults blamed for Madrid disaster

A VIDEO of the Madrid air disaster showed no engine on fire as the Spanair jet hurtled to a fiery crash and experts now believe a chain of faults lay behind the catastrophe.

Chain of faults blamed for Madrid disaster

Sat, 23 Aug, 2008 - 01:00

As investigators pursued a painstaking operation to identify the 153 victims, authorities announced a national funeral service will be held in Madrid’s Almudena Cathedral.

Images filmed by the civil aviation authority, AENA, showed the Spanair MD 82 took off and crashed moments later off the runway, newspapers reported.

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Courts Place: Madrid Place: Almudena Cathedral Place: Canary Islands Person: El Pais Person: Alberto Ruiz Gallardon Event: Madrid air Organisation: AENA

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