Passenger jet in flames at Florida airport

By Euronews

Published on 30/10/2015 - 05:08•Updated 09/12/2019 - 10:08

A Boeing 767 with over 100 people on board has caught fire at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport as the plane was taxiing up the runway

A Boeing 767 with over 100 people on board has caught fire at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport as the plane was taxiing up the runway prior to departure for Caracas in Venezuela.

The North Runway reopened at 7:45 pm. We are fully functional. All runways are operating normally.
— Fort Laud Hlwd Int'l (@FLLFlyer) October 29, 2015

Passengers evacuated via emergency slides. A total of 17 passengers on board Dynamic International Airways Flight 405 were taken to hospital.

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