Boeing plane caught fire during takeoff in Denver: 179 passengers on board
Kyiv • UNN
An American Airlines Boeing 737 Max passenger plane caught fire at Denver airport during takeoff. Five passengers sustained minor injuries, and one person was hospitalized.
An American Airlines Boeing 737 Max passenger plane caught fire at Denver International Airport (USA) during takeoff, the flight was supposed to go to Miami. This was reported by Ney York Post, informs UNN.
Details
It is noted that the landing gear of the liner suddenly caught fire. Passengers in a panic fled through the emergency slide.
- Flight 2023, you have a lot of smoke. - There was a flame. It looks like the smoke is subsiding a bit. - You are really on fire
The video shows passengers in a panic sliding down an inflatable emergency slide while thick black smoke billows from the rear left side of the plane.
According to local authorities, five passengers received minor injuries and were treated on the spot. Another person was hospitalized for further examination.
All passengers and crew were safely evacuated, and the aircraft was taken out of service for inspection by our maintenance team
They added that passengers will fly to Miami on another plane in the near future.
Recall
In early July, a small Cessna 208B plane, designed for skydiving, crashed at Cross Keys Airport in Williamstown, New Jersey. All 15 people on board were taken to the hospital, some of them suffered severe injuries and were covered in aviation fuel.
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