London-bound plane catches fire on tarmac
Two people are being treated for injuries after a passenger flight in theĀ US caught on fire on Wednesday morning (AEST).
About 9.30am (AEST), a 275-seat British Airways Boeing 777Ā allegedly caught fire on the runway of McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.
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The plane, bound for Londonās Gatwick Airport, was seen with billowing black smoke rising from the body of the craft.
According to McCarran Airportās Twitter account, all aboardĀ ā 159 passengers and 13 crew ā made it off the plane and two were treated for āminor injuriesā, according to airport authorities.
The aircraftās left engine caught fire, prompting the crew to abort the takeoff, according to CNN.
One runway was also closed as a result of the fire.
Investigations continue.
Spectacular images of the plane ablaze were posted to social media.
Just landed in Vegas to see thisā¦plane on fire on the Tarmacā¦people still onboard and running off! pic.twitter.com/ul10hFFw9j
ā David L. Somers (@DL_Somers) September 8, 2015
Plane on fire on LAS runway! @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/iQiHzV22Bq
ā Bradley Hampton (@Bradley_Hampton) September 8, 2015
Las Vegas Airport. Plane caught on fire on landing. pic.twitter.com/18I5j57yd3
ā Kacie Nice (@kacienice) September 8, 2015
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Huge cloud of smoke coming from a plane at Mccarren airport. #Vegas
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A photo posted by Dan Zarrella (@danzarrella) on
