Eight people were injured Friday when an American Airlines plane caught fire while trying to take off from Chicago’s O’Hare airport, television station WGN said.
The blaze broke out on American Airlines Flight 383, bound for Miami, after a tire blew, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Passengers evacuated the plane after the jetliner’s takeoff was aborted, according to the FAA, which is investigating the incident.
Victims were taken to hospitals with various injuries, WGN said.
The plane appeared to be intact on the runway, though its right side and right wing were charred.
Video posted online showed passengers coming down an emergency slide, and running away from the tarmac as black smoke billowed from the plane. (AFP)
