00:00This morning, yet another dramatic scene at a U.S. airport.
00:04An American Airlines plane bursting into flames after landing in Denver.
00:10Passengers climbing onto the wing as smoke surrounded the plane.
00:13It is a little disturbing to see almost maybe 50 or 70 people standing on that wing.
00:18Alexandria Cullen shared this video after she says her mother escaped the burning plane.
00:24Passengers running through smoke and haze.
00:27We saw probably a couple dozen people coming down the slide and running away.
00:33It was pretty scary.
00:35This was a very thick, black smoke.
00:40Even in all the times that I've been flying, I've never seen anything like that.
00:44The Boeing 737 was headed to Dallas, but was diverted shortly after leaving Colorado Springs
00:49when the crew reported engine vibrations.
00:52We just had a high engine vibration, so we are cruising slower than normal for American 1066.
00:57The plane touching down safely in Denver, but the engine caught fire as the plane was taxiing.
01:07All 172 passengers and 6 crew members evacuated.
01:1112 passengers had to be taken to the hospital.
01:14This was a situation involving a mechanical malfunction of the engine in flight.
01:18Fortunately, the crew did exactly the right thing and got the airplane on the ground.
01:22A series of recent crashes in Washington, Philadelphia and Toronto and other close calls have rattled air travelers.
01:27Ticket sales are down.
01:29Delta's CEO recently saying a renewed fear of flying has caused a lot of shock.
01:33But experts remind us flying is still one of the safest ways to get anywhere.
01:38This actually shows you how well the system does work.
01:41Pilots are able to get the airplane on the ground.
01:44The fire department got the flames out as fast as they started.
01:48The 12 injuries were minor.
01:50The FAA will investigate what caused the fire.
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