United Airlines lands with engine on fire

Astro Awani
July 3, 2017 11:35 MYT

Some passengers shared pictures and videos of the United Airlines aircraft engine fire on social media - Twitter / raiyansyed

A United Airlines plane landed in Denver International Airport on Sunday with one of its engines on fire, The Telegraph reported.

According to Denver International Airport, no one was injured and all passengers were successfully evacuated safely to the terminal.

United Airlines said that the flight was operated by SkyWest Airlines, a regional carrier. The feeder airline has contracts with major US companies including the United Airlines.

The SkyWest airline flight 5869 from Aspen Colorado experienced engine issues after landing safely, United Airlines added.

Pictures on social media showed the Bombardier jet on the runway, with the left engine on fire.

My flight from Aspen to Denver caught fire on runway after landing. @rabiasquared pic.twitter.com/Etm3j165Qp
— raiyan (@raiyansyed) July 2, 2017

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All safe pic.twitter.com/JANU9Ntvxx
— rabia chaudry (@rabiasquared) July 2, 2017

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Denver International Airport said the cause of the fire is under investigation.

“All runways are now open as investigation into SkyWest fire continues. Other airport operations remain unaffected,” it said.

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