According to Newsweek , the incident occurred on the night of January 18 after an Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 took off from Miami International Airport, Florida. This was a cargo flight.
The plane was scheduled to fly to Puerto Rico but the incident forced it to make an emergency landing. Video taken by a witness on the ground shows the plane bursting into flames minutes after takeoff.
The moment an American plane burst into flames in the air (Video: Independent).
The plane later landed safely at Miami airport. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will investigate the incident.
"Atlas Air Flight 95 returned safely to Miami International Airport at approximately 10:30 p.m. local time on January 18, after the crew reported an engine failure," an FAA spokesperson told Newsweek .
"The Boeing 747 was headed to Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in Puerto Rico (when the incident occurred). The FAA will investigate," the official said.
An Atlas Air spokesperson told Reuters the plane had experienced an engine failure. “The crew followed all standard procedures and returned safely to Miami International Airport,” the company said in a statement.
Miami-Dade Fire Department responded to the scene and said no injuries were reported.
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