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A US airline aircraft engine was set on fire at the Denver International Airport after the plane was diverted Thursday evening, officials said.
According to an official source familiar with the incident, passengers were evacuated to the US airline flight 1006 on the gate. Flight Verry.com data shows that Colorado Springs on the way to Dallas-Fort Worth, on the way to the Dallas-Fort Worth, shows the Flight Verry.com data.
The video from inside the airport shows that dozens of passengers are leaving the plane and standing on the airplane’s arm when smoke is filled with air.
A US Airline spokesperson told CNN in a statement that six crew members and 172 passengers eliminated the Boeing 737-800 aircraft after a plane’s engine was set on fire at Denver Airport.
According to the statement, flight staff and passengers were shifted to the airport terminal. The airline said, “We thank our staff members, the Dan team and the first respondents for their priority for their fast and decisive action with the safety of everyone on the board and on the ground.”
A spokesman for the International Airport in Denver told CNN that the plane landed at Gate C38, where it caught fire. The spokesman said that the fire was extinguished, all the passengers were evacuated and no injuries were reported.
A video caught by a Montana woman awaiting a flight inside the airport depicts a large cloud of smoke from the plane as dozens of passengers are seen running out of the plane.
Leonard, who was flying from Montana’s Helena, told CNN that she was waiting inside the Denver International Airport for a flight connected to Colorado Springs. At the same time when he looked out and looked at the flames and smoke while entering the plane.
“I was nervous for these passengers,” said Leonard. “I can’t imagine how frightened he was.”
This is a developing story and will be updated.
