Passengers evacuate after American Airways airplane catches fireplace in Denver

Twelve passengers handled for minor accidents after airliner’s engine catches fireplace on touchdown.

Greater than 170 passengers and 6 crew had been evacuated after the engine of an American Airways jet – outbound from Colorado Springs – caught fireplace on touchdown in Denver.

The incident unfolded on Thursday after the Boeing 737-800 plane diverted from its Dallas vacation spot and landed in Denver at about 5:15pm native time (23:15 GMT) in response to stories of engine vibrations by crew on board.

“After touchdown safely and taxiing to the gate at Denver Worldwide Airport (DEN), American Airways Flight 1006 skilled an engine-related concern,” the airline stated in an announcement.

Based on the airline, all 172 passengers and 6 crew members safely evacuated the plane and had been relocated to the terminal. Twelve passengers with minor accidents had been reportedly taken to an area hospital for additional analysis.

Dramatic pictures confirmed passengers clambering out of emergency doorways and onto the wings of the airplane.

BREAKING: An American Airways airplane carrying 178 folks appeared to catch fireplace on the tarmac after making an emergency touchdown at Denver Worldwide Airport Thursday night, forcing passengers to evacuate by climbing out onto the wing of the airplane. https://t.co/gWlirSyILE pic.twitter.com/AOSU1iB24H

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That is the second current aviation incident involving an American Airways plane.

On January 29, a midair collision between an American Airways airplane and a United States Military helicopter close to Washington, DC, killed 67 folks.

Final month, a Delta Air Traces regional jet flipped the wrong way up upon touchdown at Canada’s Toronto Pearson Worldwide Airport in windy climate following a snowstorm, injuring 18 of the 80 folks on board, although all passengers and crew members survived the incident.

Simply this week, American Airways CEO Robert Isom and Delta’s CEO Ed Bastian listed current air crashes and climate occasions within the US as contributing causes for a decline in journey demand within the nation, alongside financial uncertainty.