US Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Ohio after plane engine catches fire

Washington, SANA-An American Airlines flight headed to Phoenix on Sunday morning was rerouted back to its departure airport in Columbus, Ohio, after the plane engine reportedly caught fire.

The Associated Press quoted the airline as saying in a statement that “A bird strike sparked an engine fire on a plane shortly after it took off Sunday from an Ohio airport, and the airliner returned safely with no injuries reported.”

“American Airlines flight 1958 had departed from John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Columbus around 7:45 a.m. and was headed to Phoenix. The fire was detected a short time later and the Boeing 737 returned to the airport, where firefighters quickly doused the flames,” the statement read.

The airline said the plane was taken out of service for maintenance and it was working to get the passengers on other flights.

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