Picture exhibits smoke and flames rising from an plane at Denver Worldwide Airport, within the US state of Colorado. (Display screen seize from UGC IMAGES /Joshua Sunberg/ AFP)
Washington, United States — An American Airways jet caught hearth after touchdown at Denver Worldwide Airport in Colorado on Thursday, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated.
There have been 172 passengers and 6 crew members aboard, the airliner stated, in response to native media.
Denver Worldwide Airport stated in a submit on social media platform X that every one passengers have been safely evacuated from the aircraft however 12 individuals have been taken to hospitals with minor accidents.
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Dramatic video photographs extensively shared on social media confirmed billowing smoke across the jet on the bottom close to the terminals and passengers standing on a wing as emergency companies arrived.
The FAA stated American Airways Flight 1006, flying from Colorado to Dallas-Fort Value, diverted to Denver Worldwide Airport after the crew reported experiencing “engine vibrations.”
“After touchdown and whereas taxiing to the gate an engine caught hearth and passengers evacuated the plane utilizing the slides,” the FAA stated in a press release.
The newest incident comes amid considerations about security after a sequence of incidents and makes an attempt by President Donald Trump’s administration to chop prices at US aviation companies.
The FAA stated it’ll examine the newest incident.
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