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12 injured in American Airlines plane fire at Denver airport

Photos and videos posted by news outlets showed passengers standing on a plane鈥檚 wing as smoke surrounded the aircraft

Associated Press

DENVER 鈥 Twelve people were taken to hospitals after an American Airlines plane landed at Denver International Airport on Thursday and caught fire, prompting slides to be deployed so passengers could evacuate quickly.

All of the people transported to hospitals had minor injuries, according to a post on the social platform X by Denver International Airport.

Flight 1006, which was headed from the Colorado Springs Airport to Dallas Fort Worth, diverted to Denver and landed safely around 5:15 p.m. 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.

Photos and videos posted by news outlets showed passengers standing on a plane鈥檚 wing as smoke surrounded the aircraft. The FAA said passengers exited using the slides.

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American said in a statement that the flight experienced an engine-related issue after taxiing to the gate. There was no immediate clarification on exactly when the plane caught fire.

The 172 passengers and six crew members were taken to the terminal, airline officials said.

鈥淲e thank our crew members, DEN team and first responders for their quick and decisive action with the safety of everyone on board and on the ground as the priority,鈥 American said.

Firefighters put out the blaze by the evening, an airport spokesperson told media outlets.

The FAA said it will investigate.

The country has seen a stoking fears about air travel, though flying remains a very safe mode of transport.

Recent on-the-ground incidents have included a plane that upon landing in Toronto and a Japan Airlines plane that while it was taxiing at the Seattle airport.