The left engine of a Boeing 767 airplane caught fire at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida on Thursday, sending emergency crews to the scene to put the blaze out.
Twenty-one people were injured, according to Dynamic Airways.
So my plane caught on fire.. pic.twitter.com/SkZsQZ2VBh— Sam Masteller (@SammyAdams20) October 29, 2015
"Dynamic International Airways 405 apparently caught fire on Taxiway B while taxiing for departure from Runway 28 Right at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, at about 12:45 p.m.," the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The plane was originally scheduled to depart to Caracas, Venezuela.
"An aircraft taxiing behind the Boeing 767 reported that fuel was leaking from the aircraft before the fire started," the FAA said. "Passengers evacuated via slides onto the taxiway."
Airport spokesperson Greg Meyer confirmed to local station WSVN the engine caught fire as the plane was taxiing. "I don't know the number of people on board, and I don't know the condition of the people, but I was told the fire was put out by a fire rescue team on site," he added.
The 28-year-old plane is operated by Dynamic Airways, which offers charter flights. It joined Dynamic's fleet in September; the carrier is leasing the aircraft from KMW Leasing.
Plane caught on fire at #FLL! pic.twitter.com/61o6jvrEAY— Mike Dupuy (@mikejdupuy) October 29, 2015
Scene at #FLL pic.twitter.com/wyRQ8yk1R6— Joel Braunold (@braunold) October 29, 2015
#Airplane engine fire, evacuated @BrowardSheriff #FireRescue @FLLFlyer several injuries #PIO o/s #media staging TBD pic.twitter.com/SFB6CS2l9o— Mike Jachles (@BSO_Mike) October 29, 2015
The National Transportation Safety Board announced it would send a team to investigate the fire.
NTSB sending a four-person team to Fort Lauderdale to investigate the fire earlier today involving a Dynamic International Airways jet.— NTSB (@NTSB) October 29, 2015
Dynamic Airways posted a statement to Twitter in Spanish, noting there were 90 passengers and 11 crew on board.
Comunicado oficial... pic.twitter.com/j6wluZnn6P— Dynamic (@flyairdynamic) October 30, 2015
Dynamic Airways said in the statement that operations would resume as normal Friday morning.