A Delta Air Lines plane caught fire while taking off from a central Florida airport on Monday, forcing passengers to evacuate, airport officials said.
No injuries were reported during the fire on the plane at Orlando International Airport, Delta said in a statement.
A series of recent plane crashes and close calls in the United States have raised fears about air travel, but flying remains a safe way to travel. Ground accidents include a plane that crashed and overturned while landing in Toronto and a Japan Airlines plane that clipped a parked Delta plane while taxiing at Seattle Airport. Last month, an American Airlines plane caught fire in Denver.
Delta Air Lines Flight 1213 caught fire in its engine on Monday morning, airport officials said on social media.
Passengers were evacuated, and the airport’s rescue and firefighting team responded, the airport said in a statement.
According to Delta, the Airbus A330 was carrying 282 customers, 10 flight attendants and two pilots.
“When flames were observed in the tailpipe of one of the aircraft’s two engines, Delta flight crews followed procedures to evacuate the passenger cabin,” Delta said in a statement.
Maintenance crews will inspect the aircraft to determine the cause of the fire, Delta said.
