Nearly Three Dozen People Injured in Evacuation Drill for Airbus" New A380 Jetliner March 26, 2006 - 13:54:22 HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - Thirty-three people were injured Sunday as they participated in a simulated emergency on Airbus" new A380 jetliner. The company said one man broke his leg and 32 other people suffered minor injuries during the exercise in which 853 passengers and 20 crew exited the plane on slides in a darkened hangar. Some of the injured suffered friction burns from sliding down the escape ramps, Airbus spokesman Tore Prang said.
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