Fire forces emergency evacuation of 184 Ryanair passengers

04 Oct 2024, 03:34 by Mark Moran · UPI

Oct. 3 (UPI) -- More than 180 passengers were forced to evacuate a Ryanair Boeing passenger jet when it caught fire Thursday on the runway at Brindisi airport in southern Italy, officials announced.

Passengers used emergency slides to exit the plane after flames were visible under one of the wings. The plane, a Boeing 737-8AS, had been cleared for takeoff when flames were seen under one of the wings, apparently coming from one of the plane's engines, which is what prompted the emergency evacuation of 184 people, officials at the airport reported.