Delta passengers in Orlando evacuate plane due to engine fire

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A Delta Air Lines formation was evacuated conscionable earlier takeoff astatine Orlando International Airport successful Florida connected Monday aft flames began shooting retired of 1 of the plane’s engines, the hose told Fox News Digital.

Delta Flight 1213 from Orlando to Atlanta was connected the tarmac erstwhile radical wrong the airdrome captured video of passengers connected the formation utilizing the exigency slides to evacuate the aircraft. Moments later, flames were seen shooting retired from portion of the plane.

The Airbus A330 was carrying 200 passengers, 10 formation attendants and 2 pilots erstwhile the incidental happened, a Delta spokesperson told Fox News Digital successful a statement.

Flames were spotted successful the tailpipe of 1 of the plane’s 2 engines, prompting the formation unit to travel procedures to evacuate the rider cabin, the spokesperson said.

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flames sprout retired of Delta flight's level engine

Delta said flames were spotted successful the tailpipe of 1 of the plane’s 2 engines. (Dylan Wallace)

There were nary archetypal reports of injuries, and passengers returned to the terminal wherever Delta said they were fixed nutrient and beverages. Passengers were expected to committee a antithetic craft that would instrumentality them to their destinations.

passengers utilizing exigency descent to exit level connected tarmac

Delta said the formation unit evacuated the rider compartment aft seeing the flames. (Dylan Wallace)

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"We admit our customers' practice and apologize for the experience," a Delta spokesperson said. "Nothing is much important than information and Delta teams volition enactment to get our customers to their last destinations arsenic soon arsenic possible."