Hundreds of passengers were forced to evacuate a Delta jet through the emergency slide after an engine caught fire at Orlando International Airport on Monday.
Delta Air Lines Flight 1213, an Airbus 330, was preparing for departure at around 11:15 a.m. for a quick flight to Atlanta and had just pushed back from the gate when one of the engines burst into flames, CBS News reported. There were 282 passengers, 10 flight attendants, and two pilots onboard, according to the airline.
A video on social media showed a large flame shooting out from an engine on the right side of the plane as passengers slid down the emergency slide. According to Delta, the plane’s crew evacuated the Airbus after they noticed a fire in the tailpipe of one of its two main engines.
Passengers had to evacuate on emergency slides after a Delta plane caught fire on the tarmac at Orlando International Airport on…
