Miami: An airliner caught fire on a runway at Fort Lauderdale in Florida Thursday and several people were injured, authorities said.
"Airplane engine fire," the Broward County Sheriff's Office said on Twitter, adding: "several injuries."
Mike Jachles, the spokesman for the sheriff's office, told WSVN 7 News television that "three people will be sent to area hospitals. There may be as many as seven injured in all."
"There is no fire now," he said, adding that the plane was quickly evacuated.
"Still waiting to hear the extent of injuries. And exactly what happened. But looks like quick action really made a big difference here," Representative Debbie Wasserman, whose congressional district includes Fort Lauderdale, said on CNN.
"Airplane engine fire," the Broward County Sheriff's Office said on Twitter, adding: "several injuries."
Mike Jachles, the spokesman for the sheriff's office, told WSVN 7 News television that "three people will be sent to area hospitals. There may be as many as seven injured in all."
"There is no fire now," he said, adding that the plane was quickly evacuated.
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"Still waiting to hear the extent of injuries. And exactly what happened. But looks like quick action really made a big difference here," Representative Debbie Wasserman, whose congressional district includes Fort Lauderdale, said on CNN.
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