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Airplane engine in US catches fire midair, drops debris on Denver city

Debris from a United Airlines plane fell onto Denver suburbs during an emergency landing Sunday after one of its engines suffered a catastrophic failure and rained pieces of the engine casing on a neighborhood. The plane landed safely, and nobody aboard or on the ground was reported hurt. Take a look at some of the pictures from the incident:

The plane engine caught fire and exploded

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The plane engine caught fire and exploded

The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the Boeing 777-200 returned to the Denver International Airport after experiencing a right-engine failure shortly after takeoff. Flight 328 was flying from Denver to Honolulu when the incident occurred.

 

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Debris from the explosion fell on residential areas

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Debris from the explosion fell on residential areas

Reuters reported that Boeing said its technical advisers would assist the NTSB with its investigation, while United pledged to work with federal agencies investigating this incident.

 

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Police asked people to report debris, if found

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Police asked people to report debris, if found

The Broomfield Police Department posted photos on Twitter showing large, circular pieces of debris leaning against a house in the suburb about 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of Denver. Police are asking that anyone injured come forward.

 

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The debris found did not cause much damage

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The debris found did not cause much damage

United said in a separate statement that there were 231 passengers and 10 crew on board. All passengers were to be rebooked on a new flight to Hawaii, the airline said.

 

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Some houses were damaged by the falling debris

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Some houses were damaged by the falling debris

Aviation safety experts said the plane appeared to have suffered an uncontained and catastrophic engine failure.

 

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The passengers and crew landed safely after the incident

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The passengers and crew landed safely after the incident

Such an event is extremely rare and happens when huge spinning discs inside the engine suffer some sort of failure and breach the armored casing around the engine that is designed to contain the damage, said John Cox, an aviation safety expert and retired airline pilot who runs an aviation safety consulting firm called Safety Operating Systems.

 

 

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