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Vehicle Towing Virgin America Plane Catches Fire At LAX

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A vehicle towing a Virgin America plane caught fire Tuesday morning at Los Angeles International Airport, but no injuries were reported.

The fire was reported on a tow vehicle on Taxiway E between E11 and E12 just before 10 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Airport Police. No passengers were on the Virgin America plane.

The fire was extinguished within 10 minutes.

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