Risk of major accident feared at Helsinki airport

HELSINKI, July 17 (Xinhua) -- An alert of "a risk of a major air transport accident" was given for the Helsinki airport area after 22:30 local time Wednesday evening.

Local media said 13 fire units had been dispatched to the airport, besides the standing services there.

The regional rescue services declined to comment when local media asked them.

The wording "a risk" has been associated earlier with landing gear problems or the like.