Video: Plane engine catches fire, passengers jump onto wing

Clip of panicking passengers has gone viral.

Three passengers climbed onto the wing of a Boeing 737 aircraft after the plane's engine caught on fire, recently.
 
The two men and woman claimed that the cabin crew ignored the panicking passengers and didn't instruct anyone regarding the fire, Independent reported.  
 
A video of the engine catching fire, recorded by one of the passengers onboard, shows that the Utair airplane was preparing for take-off from Moscow's Vnukovo airport to a city in southwest of Russia.  
 
"This was an ordinary situation, the plane was in order, passengers were in no danger," a Utair spokesperson said.

 

 

 

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Utair Boeing 737 engine catches fire on runway just before takeoff. The engine on a Utair Boeing 737 flight from Moscow to Makhachkala caught fire on the runway just before takeoff at Moscow's Vnukovo airport. Flames burst out from the right engine and passengers demanded the flight be stopped. According to the airline, an airflow interruption caused the fire while the turbine was revving up before takeoff. Luckily, no one was injured. #utair #moscow #vnukovoairport #boeing737 #boeing #plane
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The fire was reportedly caused by an air flow that disrupted the engine as it started.
 
The cabin crew was able to eventually persuade the three passengers who fled through the emergency exit that this was a normal incident.
However, they were detained for questioning.   
 
All 202 passengers including crew members were evacuated to another aircraft, with no injuries reported.