Tuesday 22/Apr/2025 – 07:16 AM
The US Federal Aviation Administration said that a plane carrying about 300 passengers had a fire in the engine after pushing it back from the gate at Orlando International Airport in Florida on Monday, forcing the passengers to evacuate the use of slides.
A plane fire in the United States
Delta Company stated that flight 1213 was carrying 282 passengers and 12 crew members, and no initial reports of injuries were received, and Delta flight crews followed the passenger cabin clearing procedures when noticing the fire in the exhaust tube.
One of the social media users published a dramatic video of what appeared to be a huge fire, flames coming from the Airbus plane, and another video of passengers coming out of the plane via a slide.
The Orlando International Airport said in a post on social media that the fire broke out in the Al -Munda area and that the rescue and firefighting team at the airport immediately responded.
Delta said that maintenance teams will check the plane and the airline will bring additional planes to help customers reach their final destinations on Monday.
According to Reuters, the engine fire is the latest in a series of prominent airline accidents that raised questions about aviation safety in the United States, including the collision of an AL.O aircraft plane in the air on January 29, a regional plane and an army helicopter near the Rigan National Airport in Washington, killing 67 people.
