ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) 鈥 A Delta Air Lines airplane caught fire on Monday before it was supposed to take off at a central Florida airport, forcing the evacuation of passengers, airport officials said.
There were no reports of any injuries during the fire on the plane at Orlando International Airport, Delta said in a statement.
A in the U.S. has stoked fears about air travel, though flying remains a safe way to travel. On-the-ground accidents included a plane that upon landing in Toronto and a Japan Airlines plane that while it was taxiing at the Seattle airport. An American Airlines plane last month.
The engine fire broke out late Monday morning on Delta Air Lines Flight 1213 while the plane was at the ramp before a scheduled departure from Orlando to Atlanta, airport officials said on social media.
The passengers were evacuated, and the airport's rescue and firefighting team responded, the airport's statement said.
The Airbus A330 aircraft had 282 customers, 10 flight attendants and two pilots, according to Delta.
鈥淒elta flight crews followed procedures to evacuate the passenger cabin when flames in the tailpipe of one of the aircraft鈥檚 two engines were observed,鈥 Delta said in a statement.
Maintenance teams will examine the aircraft in an effort to determine the cause of the fire, Delta said.
