Nearly 300 passengers evacuated from Delta flight after engine catches fire just before takeoff

Nearly 300 passengers were forced to evacuate a Delta Air Lines flight in Florida on Monday after the engine caught fire just before takeoff.Flight 1213 was pushing back from the gate at Orlando International Airport at around 11:15 a.m.when its engine erupted in flames on the tarmac, the airline confirmed.Photos and video showed flames erupting from the tail of the aircraft that was heading to Atlanta with 282 passengers, 10 flight attendants and two pilots onboard.Passengers were evacuated from the Airbus A330 using emergency slides, photos from the scene show.“Delta flight crews followed procedures to evacuate the passenger cabin when flames in the tailpipe of one of the aircraft’s two engines were observed,” the airline said.The fire was contained and extinguished, according to Orlando International Airport.Passengers will be brought to their final destination on a different aircraft, Delta said.“We appreciate our customers’ cooperation and apologize for the experience.

Nothing is more important than safety, and Delta teams will work to get our customers to their final destinations as soon as possible,” the airline wrote....