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| A British Airways jet has caught fire at Las Vegas airport, sending smoke billowing into the air. | |
| The plane – a Boeing 777 – could be seen with flames around its fuselage. | |
| There were 159 passengers and 13 crew on board. Two people were treated for minor injuries as a result of the fire, which involved a flight that was due to fly from the US city’s McCarran airport to Gatwick. The blaze was quickly put out by emergency services. | |
| The plane’s take-off had been aborted shortly before the fire broke out. The Federal Aviation Administration said the Boeing’s 777 left engine burst into flames. Passegers were evacuated via inflatable slides. | |
| Dramatic images of flight 2276 were shared on social media by members of the public at the airport, which is five miles south of downtown Las Vegas. | |
| Guardian reporter Jacob Steinberg was on the plane and tweeted about the evacuation: “Just evacuated on a British Airways flight at Las Vegas airport after an engine caught fire. Don’t think anyone hurt. | |
| “Was asleep as the plane took off. Came to a crashing halt. Smell of smoke. Initially told to stay seated, then shout of evacuate. | |
| “Could smell and see smoke but was on other side of plane. One person said fire melted a couple of windows. | |
| “They opened the back door and slide went down and smoke started coming in plane, followed by mad dash to front. A lot of panic.” | |
| View from Gate - British Airways 777 jet in flames, aircraft believed to be G-VIIO #britishairways pic @K8DeMaria pic.twitter.com/d1jq94DqYg | View from Gate - British Airways 777 jet in flames, aircraft believed to be G-VIIO #britishairways pic @K8DeMaria pic.twitter.com/d1jq94DqYg |
| Airport authorities said one runway had been put out of service, but other flights were operating as normal. Some flights would be subject to delays. | |
| The aircraft model was identified as a 275-seat B777-200, a long-range twin jet which operates on longhaul routes for BA, which is one of the world’s largest operators of the type. | |