The aircraft remained on the runway as passengers were safely evacuated using the inflatable slides and stairs before being bused to the terminal. United confirmed that none of the 104 passengers nor the five crew members on board were injured.

Terrifying footage captures the moment a plane with over 100 passengers on board caught fire during takeoff. An Airbus A320 bound for New York from Houston, Texas burst into flame on Sunday morning after encountering ‘engine trouble’ as it prepared to leave the runway.

More than 100 people were evacuated from a plane on the runway at a Houston airport in the southern United States on Sunday due to an engine issue, federal authorities and the airline said.

United Airlines flight 1382 to New York City was halted while still on the runway shortly after 8:30 a.m. at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. There were no injuries and passengers were bused back to the terminal, the FAA said.

Wild video captures the moment a United Airlines flight from Houston to New York was delayed after a wing on the plane caught fire during takeoff on Sunday morning.

United Airlines had to evacuate passengers on a flight departing from Houston Sunday morning after a fire was spotted on the plane before takeoff. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that United Airlines Flight 1382 aborted takeoff at George Bush Intercontinental Airport because of an engine issue discovered around 8:35 a.

A United Airlines flight from Houston to New York caught fire during take-off at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Sunday (local time), as reported by the New York Post. The plane had to be evacuated after the flames burst from one of its wings while it was taxing for take-off.

A United Airlines flight that was going from Houston to New York caught fire on the tarmac during takeoff on Sunday, according to multiple reports.