About 200 passengers aboard a Delta Air Lines plane evacuated using an emergency slide as the aircraft caught on fire on a runway.
An engine of Flight 1213 burst into flames at Orlando International Airport on Monday morning just before the expected takeoff.
Flight crew deployed emergency slides and videos shared on social media showed passengers sliding down onto the tarmac.
Another video posted on X (formerly Twitter) by Dylan Wall recorded from inside the airport showed flames coming from the right side of the plane near the wing.
All of the passengers on the Airbus A330 got out safely and no injuries were immediately reported, according to WKMG.
Delta Air Lines did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Metro.
The fire ignited in the tailpipe of one of the two engines, the airline told the TV station.
‘We appreciate our customers’ cooperation and apologize for the experience,’ stated Delta Air Lines.
‘Nothing is more important than safety and Delta teams will work to get our customers to their final destinations as soon as possible.’
Orlando International Airport stated that ‘the fire was contained and is out’ and that ‘some passengers were evacuated via an emergency slide’.
The plane was scheduled to take off from the Florida airport at 11am to Atlanta.
Delta stated that it would ‘bring in additional aircraft to help get customers to their final destinations’ and that its maintenance team would inspect the plane.
Passengers were given food and drinks back inside the terminal building.
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In addition to the passengers, two pilots and 10 flight attendants were on board.
The incident comes after numerous aviation disasters and scares in the US.
In late January, an American Airlines regional jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, DC, killing all 67 people aboard both aircrafts.
And in mid-February, a Delta Air Lines plane flipped upside down while landing and erupted into flames at Toronto Pearson Airport. All 80 passengers survived.
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