Hundreds of passengers were forced to evacuate a Delta flight using emergency slides after pilots detected an “engine issue” during takeoff on Friday, according to reports.
The harrowing incident unfolded just after 9 a.m. at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).
A Boeing 757-300 bound for Minneapolis-St. Paul aborted takeoff with 201 passengers onboard, with at least four being injured in the process.
“Passengers deplaned via emergency slides and were safely transported to a nearby concourse. Four passengers are reporting minor injuries; one was transported, the remaining three were treated on scene,” ATL officials explained in a statement.
“Operations at ATL are delayed due to the incident and the ongoing severe weather.”
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Footage shot by witnesses on the ground shows panicked travelers sprinting through snow on the tarmac as they fled the aircraft.
About 200 people were evacuated from a Delta plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
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“On takeoff, something went wrong and engine caught fire,” passenger Curtis James told CNN. “Had to emergency evacuate the plane.”
Delta 757 with more than 200 people evacuated on the tarmac at the Atlanta airport after an engine issue prompted an aborted takeoff, leaving four people injured, airline and airport officials said.
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Airline and airport officials did not immediately say whether the engine problem… pic.twitter.com/E9KZf5jx4s
#PLANEPANIC Moment passengers flee plane on inflatable slides before running along tarmac after ‘engine caught fire’
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HUNDREDS of passengers were forced to flee a flight in the US using inflatable slides after the engine "caught fire." pic.twitter.com/UV4Fcpp6Je
“Delta’s flight crew followed established procedures to suspend the takeoff of flight 2668 from Atlanta (ATL) to Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) after an indication of an engine issue,” the airline explained a statement.
An FAA investigation is ongoing.
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