An escape chute deployed from the British Airways Boeing 777 plane flying from China that landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport. It landed by tearing its underbelly, damaging its wings and skidding to a halt before emergency chutes were deployed. All 152 passengers and crew escaped safely, but eight suffered injuries

First published in the January 17, 2008, 1:56 p.m. edition

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