The left engine of United Express flight UA5869 from Aspen to Denver was on fire upon landing this afternoon.
Passengers onboard the SkyWest Bombardier CRJ700 were evacuated from the aircraft onto the runway and emergency crew responded to extinguish the fire.
Here’s the engine on fire on the ground:
My flight from Aspen to Denver caught fire on runway after landing. @rabiasquared pic.twitter.com/Etm3j165Qp
— raiyan (@raiyansyed) July 2, 2017
Reportedly everyone on board was safe.
All safe pic.twitter.com/JANU9Ntvxx
— rabia chaudry (@rabiasquared) July 2, 2017
You can watch as emergency crews respond to douse the fire while passengers look on.
Quick and immediate response. first responders on runway. Huge thanks to pilot and crew for helping get passengers off safe. #Denver. pic.twitter.com/ZAlslCTemh
— raiyan (@raiyansyed) July 2, 2017
This appears to have been great work all around by the flight crew and by emergency responders. Grateful that all onboard are safe. We don’t yet know the cause of the incident.