Passengers escape fiery American Airlines jet in Denver

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An engine on an American Airlines jet caught fire after the plane diverted to Denver on Thursday (March 13), forcing the evacuation of passengers using emergency slides, the Federal Aviation Administration said.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Passengers evacuated from a fire in an American Airlines plane by sliding down emergency slides

00:08at the Denver International Airport on Thursday.

00:11Eyewitness Aaron Clark said they saw a flash of sudden fire, followed by smoke.

00:16He added that the fire was very brief and looked like it was extinguished pretty quickly

00:21by ground crew.

00:22The airline said all 172 passengers and six crew members had exited the plane, while the

00:29airport said 12 people were transported to hospitals with minor injuries.

00:34The FAA said the Boeing 737-800 American Airlines flight was traveling from Colorado Springs

00:41and diverted from its planned destination of Dallas after the crew reported engine vibrations.

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