Fire Breaks Out on U.S. Passenger Plane After Emergency Return Due to Engine Trouble
All 172 Passengers and 6 Crew Members Evacuated
"12 People Transported to Hospital With Minor Injuries"
A passenger plane that returned to Denver International Airport in Colorado due to engine problems caught fire, prompting passengers and crew to evacuate urgently.
At around 6 a.m. local time on the 13th, a fire broke out on American Airlines (AA) flight 1006 (Boeing 737-800) at Denver International Airport in Colorado, USA, prompting the emergency evacuation of 172 passengers and 6 crew members. X capture.
According to Reuters and Fox News on the 13th (local time), a fire broke out on American Airlines (AA) flight 1006 (Boeing 737-800) at Denver International Airport in Colorado around 6 p.m. that day.
The plane had departed from Colorado Springs and was scheduled to arrive at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport in Texas, but it returned due to engine-related issues and landed at Denver International Airport around 5:15 p.m.
American Airlines stated, "172 passengers and 6 crew members disembarked from the plane and moved to the terminal."
A Denver International Airport official reported that 12 people sustained minor injuries and were transported to the hospital.
Videos capturing the situation at the time have been posted on social media platforms such as X (formerly Twitter). The footage shows passengers who escaped from the plane surrounded by smoke, waiting for rescue while sitting on the wing.
The fire has been extinguished, and flight operations have returned to normal. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it will investigate the specific cause of the accident.
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