Passenger plane engine catches fire at Denver airport

From NPR.

An American Airlines plane landed at Denver International Airport on Thursday and caught fire, sending twelve people to the hospital with minor injuries. Photos and videos showed passengers standing on the plane’s wing as smoke surrounded the aircraft. Passengers evacuated via slides deployed on the sides of the aircraft.

Flight 1006 was on its way from the Colorado Springs Airport to Dallas Fort Worth when it was diverted to Denver after the crew reported engine vibrations, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. While taxiing to the gate, an engine on the Boeing 737-800 caught fire, the FAA added.