A United Airlines flight was taking off from Houston, Texas when the crew had to clear the plane. A passenger recorded a video that seems to show a fire starting.
The Federal Aviation Administration told PEOPLE that United Airlines Flight 1382 was getting ready to take off from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston at about 8:35 a.m. on Sunday, February 2. The flight was going to LaGuardia Airport in New York City.
The FAA said that an Airbus A319 had a problem with its engine. United Airlines informed PEOPLE that one of the engines had an issue, and the crew stopped the takeoff while they were still on the runway.
A passenger recorded video and shared it with FOX 26, a local Texas station, showing what looks like a fire on the side of the plane. A flight attendant tells passengers to remain seated, but someone quickly responds, “No, it’s on fire!”
United said in its statement that the crew and passengers got off the plane safely on the runway using stairs and an emergency exit slide. All 104 passengers and five crew members were then taken back to the airport by bus.
No injuries have been recorded so far. United said, “We arranged a different plane to take customers to their destination at 2:00 p.m. CT.”
The Houston Fire Department (HFD) posted on X that they know about the video of the plane on fire, but when they got there, there was no fire.
“The department explained that HFD did not put out a fire in this incident.”
The Texas event happens during a time when people are worried about plane safety. This concern grew after a plane crash in Washington, D.C. on January 29, which caused two planes to fall into the Potomac River. All 67 passengers on board are now believed to be dead.
The crash happened when a U.S. Army Black Hawk chopper hit American Airlines flight 5342 shortly before 9 p.m. while the plane was getting ready to land at Reagan National Airport.
Shortly after the plane crash on Wednesday, another small plane crashed in a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia on Friday, January 31. A Learjet 55 took off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport at 6:06 p.m. and climbed to 1,600 feet in 30 seconds before it vanished from radar, according to the Associated Press.
The flight had six people and was going to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri, according to the FAA. ABC News said it hit close to a neighborhood and a mall. Officials said that at least three close houses caught fire. Officials have said that seven people have died.
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