Complex sentence: Thinking a tyre had burst, and following standard operating procedure at that time, the flight crew braked slowly and cleared the runway-the slow braking of the aircraft allowed the fire to spread and shortened evacuation time.
Split into simpler sentences: Thinking a tyre had burst and following standard operating procedure at that time, the flight crew braked slowly and cleared the runway. The slow braking of the aircraft allowed the fire to spread and shortened evacuation time.