United airlines
Airplane catches fire in Houston
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Fox 26 Houston
A plane from United Airlines that starts from Houston and drove to New York was evacuated after an engine problem and a fire.
The FAA tells TMZ … The crew of the Airbus A319 broke out from George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport safely due to a reported engine problem on Sunday at 8:35 a.m.
The 104 passengers and five crew members were exhausted by a combination of slides and stairs on the runway and were driven to the terminal.
United Airlines tells TMZ … “During the start, United Flight 1382 received an indication of an engine and stopped the start while he's still on the runway.” She continued that there were no reported injuries.
Fox 26 Houston received a video from someone on the plane. In the video you can see the wing of the aircraft on fire. In the video you hear a flight attendant asks the passengers to stay sitting. A passenger was overheard and said: “No, it is on fire!”
The FAA says that they are now investigating the incident.