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O'Hare plane fire: American Airlines jet aborts take-off | O'Hare plane fire: American Airlines jet aborts take-off |
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An American Airlines plane has caught fire on the runway of Chicago's O'Hare airport while taking off. | An American Airlines plane has caught fire on the runway of Chicago's O'Hare airport while taking off. |
The Boeing 767 bound for Miami blew a tyre and damaged an engine, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. | |
The pilot aborted the take-off and evacuated everyone on board via emergency chutes. Several people were injured, the FAA said, despite initially reporting no casualties. | |
Images and video showed black smoke billowing from the plane. | Images and video showed black smoke billowing from the plane. |
Nine crew members and 161 passengers were on board, American Airlines said. | |
The incident took place at 14:35 local time (19:35 GMT). | |
At 15:00, fire service officials announced that the fire was out. |