Orlando, Florida (AP) – A Delta Air Lines plane caught fire on Monday before it was supposed to take off at a central airport in Florida, forcing passenger evacuation, said airport officials.
There was no injury report during the fire on the plane at Orlando International Airport, Delta said in a statement.
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The engine fire broke out on Delta Air Lines on Monday morning on Monday morning while the plane was at the ramp before a planned departure from Orlando in Atlanta, airport officials said on social networks.
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The passengers were evacuated and the airport fire rescue and fire -fighting team said the airport press release.
The Airbus A330 plane had 282 customers, 10 on -board agents and two drivers, according to Delta.
“Delta Flight Crews followed the procedures to evacuate the passenger cabin when flames in the exhaust pipe of one of the two engines of the aircraft were observed,” Delta said in a statement.
Maintenance teams will examine the plane in order to determine the cause of the fire, said Delta.
