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C-130 Plane Declares Emergency En Route To Bradley Airport: FD

A Twitter post from the Connecticut State Firefighters Local S-15 indicated an engine was out on the C-130 aircraft.

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A Twitter post from the Connecticut State Firefighters Local S-15 indicated an engine was out on the C-130 aircraft, prompting a declaration of an emergency and response from airport firefighters and the Air National Guard.
A Twitter post from the Connecticut State Firefighters Local S-15 indicated an engine was out on the C-130 aircraft, prompting a declaration of an emergency and response from airport firefighters and the Air National Guard. (Tim Jensen/Patch)

WINDSOR LOCKS, CT — Firefighters from Bradley International Airport and the Air National Guard were dispatched to the runway areas Tuesday afternoon upon a report that an inbound C-130 aircraft has declared an in-flight emergency.

A Twitter post from the Connecticut State Firefighters Local S-15, made public at 1:59 p.m., indicated an engine was out on the plane.

No further information was immediately available.

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