The passengers evacuate after the American Airlines aircraft catches fire in Denver | Aviation messages

Twelve passengers who were treated for minor injuries after the airline's engine caught fire on landing.

More than 170 passengers and six crew members were evacuated after the engine of an American airline Jet from Colorado Springs was tied up – fire on landing in Denver.

The incident unfolded on Thursday, after the Boeing 737-800 aircraft was rejected in Dallas and landed on board at around 5:15 p.m. local time (11:15 p.m. GMT) as a reaction to reports on motor vibrations by the crew.

“After the American Airlines Flight 1006 landed safely and planned on the gate at the Denver International Airport (Den), the airlines flight 1006 had an engine problem,” said the airline in a statement.

According to the airline, all 172 passengers and six crew members secured the aircraft and were moved to the terminal. According to reports, twelve passengers with minor injuries were brought to a local hospital for further evaluation.

Dramatic pictures showed passengers who report doors and the wings of the aircraft.

Breaking: An American Airlines aircraft with 178 people seemed to bring fire to Denver on Thursday evening at Denver International Airport, which forced passengers to evacuate by climbing the wing of the aircraft. pic.twitter.com/aosu1ib24h

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This is the second recent aviation incident in which an Airlines aircraft is involved.

On January 29, a collision between an American plane and a helicopter in the US Army killed near Washington, DC, 67 people.

Last month, a regional jet in Delta Air Lines landed at Windy weather at Canada's international airport at Toronto Pearson, Canada after a blizzard, although all passengers and crew members survive the incident.

It was only this week that the CEO of American Airlines, Robert Isom and Deltas CEO from Ed Bastian, the recent air accidents and weather events in the USA listed as a contribution to a decline in travel issue in the country and economic uncertainty.