Shock on the plane to New York: Aircraft suddenly catches fire

Houston (USA) – Shock for the passengers of the United Airlines flight in 1382 from Houston to New York. When the plane from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, Texas, sets off for lifting, flames suddenly beat out of a engine!

The start of the Airbus A320 was demolished on Sunday at 8.30 a.m. due to a “reported engine problem”, the Federal Aviation Aviation Authority of the USAafter the incident in an explanation.

Film material that is available to the US broadcaster “FOX 26” shows frightened passengers in the cabin. They call “Please bring us out!” And “Oh my god!”. An insassin holds her hand in front of her mouth, swings onto the wing. Flame Beating out of the engine.

104 passengers had to be evacuated

The Airplane was immediately evacuated, according to the FAA. All passengers fled to the runway and then brought to the terminal by bus. With the platform X it says Firefighters from Houston would have helped with evacuation via stairs and a slide.

At the time of the incident, 104 passengers and five crew members were on board. Nobody was injured, a replacement aviator raised in the direction of 12.30 p.m. Airport LaGuardia in New York ab.

Nothing is known about the cause of the fire.