Emergency services extinguish KC-135 fire

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MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan (AFPN) --  Emergency services of the Manas International Airport and U.S. Air Force firefighters responded and extinguished a fire on a KC-135 Stratotanker on the airfield here Sept. 26.

The three-member crew had just returned from an aerial-refueling mission when the incident occurred. The crew evacuated safely from the aircraft with no reported injuries.

The KC-135 aircraft is assigned to the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by Air Force and airport officials.