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| British Airways plane catches fire in Las Vegas | British Airways plane catches fire in Las Vegas |
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| A British Airways plane bound for London has caught fire at Las Vegas airport, forcing the evacuation of all 172 on board on emergency slides. | A British Airways plane bound for London has caught fire at Las Vegas airport, forcing the evacuation of all 172 on board on emergency slides. |
| McCarran International airport tweeted that two people "were transported for minor injuries". | McCarran International airport tweeted that two people "were transported for minor injuries". |
| US Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor was quoted as saying that the plane's left engine caught fire before take-off. | US Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor was quoted as saying that the plane's left engine caught fire before take-off. |
| The plane was seen engulfed in flames and smoke. The fire was later put out. | The plane was seen engulfed in flames and smoke. The fire was later put out. |
| Flight 2276 - a Boeing 777-200 - was bound for London's Gatwick airport. | Flight 2276 - a Boeing 777-200 - was bound for London's Gatwick airport. |
| There were 159 passengers and 13 crew members on board. | There were 159 passengers and 13 crew members on board. |
| In a later tweet, the airport wrote: "Received first call at 4:13 PM (23:13 GMT); flames were spotted at 4:14, and by 4:14 response was underway." | |
| It added: "@LASairport had the fire out and all passengers off BA flight by 4:18 PM - excellent work by our ARFF team." | |
| Officials said one runway was shut down, but three others continued to operate. | |
| McCarran is a major airport in the US, handling more than 40 million passengers last year. |