Delta plane catches fire at Orlando airport, forcing passenger evacuations

ORLANDO Fla AP A Delta Air Lines airplane caught fire on Monday before it was supposed to take off at a central Florida airport forcing the evacuation of passengers airport administrators announced There were no reports of any injuries during the fire on the plane at Orlando International Airport Delta disclosed in a message A up-to-date spate of aviation disasters and close calls in the U S has stoked fears about air passage though flying remains a safe way to journey On-the-ground accidents included a plane that crashed and flipped over upon landing in Toronto and a Japan Airlines plane that clipped a parked Delta plane while it was taxiing at the Seattle airport An American Airlines plane caught fire in Denver last month The engine fire broke out late Monday morning on Delta Air Lines Flight while the plane was at the ramp before a scheduled departure from Orlando to Atlanta airport representatives announced on social media The passengers were evacuated and the airport s rescue and firefighting unit responded the airport s declaration declared The Airbus A aircraft had customers flight attendants and two pilots according to Delta Delta flight crews followed procedures to evacuate the voyager cabin when flames in the tailpipe of one of the aircraft s two engines were observed Delta commented in a comment Maintenance teams will examine the aircraft in an effort to determine the cause of the fire Delta announced