Shortly after taking off from Denver on its way to Hawaii, a United Airlines flight suffered a fiery engine failure Saturday.
The airplane dropped massive debris on a residential area before a safe emergency landing. residents in the Denver suburb of Broomfield found large pieces of the plane scattered around their community, including a giant circular piece of metal that landed in a yard.United Airlines said on Twitter, "Flight UA328 from Denver to Honolulu experienced an engine failure shortly after departure, returned safely to Denver and was met by emergency crews as a precaution." It further added, "There are no reported injuries onboard."
The pictures of landing despite the failed engine are going viral on the Twitter. A video shot from inside the plane showed the right engine ablaze and wobbling on the wing of the Boeing 777-200, its cover entirely missing as the aircraft flew over a barren landscape.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it was aware of reports of debris in the vicinity of the aeroplane's flight path. It further added that agency and the National Transportation Safety Board would be investigating the incident.
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