United Airlines Plane Catches Fire at Houston Airport

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👉 Courtesy: Fox

✈ A United Airlines flight from IAH to LaGuardia caught the moment a fire took place during takeoff. The FAA said in a statement, "The crew of United Airlines Flight 1382 safely aborted its takeoff from the George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport in Texas due to a reported engine issue around 8:35 a.m. local time on Sunday, Feb. 2. Passengers deplaned on the runway and were bused to the terminal. The Airbus A319 was flying to LaGuardia Airport in New York. The FAA will investigate. Contact the airline for additional information."

Video shared by FOX 26 showed flight attendants asking for passengers to stay in their seats. "No, it's on fire!" one of the passengers can be heard saying in the background.

Houston Fire said they did not have to put out a fire in connection to the incident. Posting on X, "HFD did not put out a fire on this incident."

United Airlines Statement:
"During takeoff, United flight 1382 received an indication about one engine and halted the takeoff while still on the runway. Passengers deplaned on the runway via a combination of slides and stairs and were bused to the terminal. There are no reported injuries at this time. We have lined up a different aircraft to take customers to their destination at 12:30 p.m. CT."

🏒 Houston · Sun, Feb 2
Estimated departure
12:30PM
Originally scheduled departure: 8:05AM8:05AM

🏒 New York · Sun, Feb 2
Estimated arrival
4:41PM
Originally scheduled arrival: 12:33PM12:33PM