DANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ The National Transportation Safety Board says it hasn’t yet made a decision on whether to launch an investigation into a commercial airplane fire at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida.
The NTSB says it is monitoring Thursday’s fire, which engulfed one engine on a Dynamic Airways Boeing 767.
Airport spokesman Greg Myer told WSVN-TV that the fire was quickly put out.
The plane was taxiing for takeoff to Venezuela when the left engine caught fire.
The pilot on a trailing airplane said the engine had been leaking fuel.
Dynamic is a small airline that connects Fort Lauderdale, New York, Venezuela and Guyana.
A phone number listed on the airline’s website was answered by a contracted reservation company, which said it had no available numbers for the airline.
DANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ The Fort Lauderdale, Florida airport has been shut down this afternoon after a jet fire sent passengers scrambling down evacuation slides.
Some injuries are reported after the engine fire on a Dynamic Airways Boeing 767.
Meanwhile, a recording that aired on a TV station (WSVN) revealed that an air traffic controller warned the pilot that the engine was leaking fuel before it suddenly caught fire.
The plane was taxiing for departure for Venezuela when the fire began.
