Nearly 300 passengers forced to evacuate plane after engine catches fire on tarmac at major US airport
A plane's engine has caught fire on the tarmac of Orlando International Airport on Monday, forcing the evacuation of 300 passengers.
The Airbus A330 plane had just departed its gate to fly to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport when a fire was reported in one of the two engines, according to a report from CNN.
A large ball of orange flames was seen coming out of the right engine on cell phone video captured by Dylan Wallace, a passenger in the terminal.
'We are calling the fire trucks right now, we see that,' a controller noted on audio recorded by the website Broadcastify. Emergency responders were then cleared to go to the plane.
'Delta flight crews followed procedures to evacuate the passenger cabin when flames in the tailpipe of one of the aircraft's two engines were observed,' the airline said.
No passengers were reported injured.
'We appreciate our customers' cooperation and apologize for the experience. Nothing is more important than safety and Delta teams will work to get our customers to their final destinations as soon as possible,' the airline said.
Delta will fly the passengers to their final destinations on other aircraft while maintenance teams are examining the aircraft which had the fire.
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