Emergency landing in Denver: Boeing with 172 passengers on board must be evacuated after fire

Spectacular pictures from the International Airport in Denver/USA: A Boeing 737 caught fire on Thursday shortly after landing – passengers had to be evacuated over a wing.

Then the slides were activated so that the passengers could get to safety.

An airport spokesman confirmed the Emergencythat occurred on the Gate C38. On board the American Airlines machine were 172 passengers and six crew members.

They got away with the horror – apparently nobody was seriously injured. Six people came to the hospital for observation.

In photos and videos you can see how a engine of the Boeing 737-800 burns. Smoke swaths pull across the airport.

Apparently there were problems during the flight. The crew had noticed unusual vibrations in the engines. The pilots opted for one emergency landing.

The Boeing initially landed safely, and the fire suddenly broke out on the way to the terminal – when the parking position was reached, the evacuation began.

The plane started in Colorado Springs, was on the way to Dallas.

A series of incidents in the US air ride recently aroused doubts about security. At the same time, the government of US President Donald Trump is trying to reduce the costs for US airfare authorities.