The Daily Mail reported on Tuesday that a mechanic died in Iran after being sucked into a plane's engine during routine maintenance.

Local mechanic Abolfazl Amiri was working on a Boeing 737-500 operated by domestic Iranian airline Varesh Airlines after it landed at Chabahar Konarak International Airport in southern Iran. according to Germany's Build According to the tabloid, passengers and crew had disembarked from the plane before the accident.

The plane's right engine was being test-run with its cover flap open, the Daily Mail reported. Amiri realized he had left a tool on top of the engine and went back to retrieve it, but it ended up being sucked into the engine, which burst into flames, the paper reported. The airport's fire brigade then arrived on the scene and successfully put out the blaze, the paper said.

The media pointed out that a safety area had been set up near the engine as a requirement for test runs before the accident.

Amiri's body was later recovered by authorities, the media said. (Related: Video captures man's final moments before being found dead in plane engine).

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Islamic Republic of Iran has reportedly ordered an investigation into the incident.

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In May 2024, a man was sucked into a plane's engine at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. The fatal accident occurred as the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines plane was preparing to take off for Billund, Denmark. according to To the press release.

The man involved was later identified as “an employee of a company that operates at the airport.” according to “Investigations have determined that he deliberately climbed into the engine, making it a likely suicide,” according to a press release from the Royal Dutch Gendarmerie.