Passengers on a United Airlines Airbus A319 in Houston were evacuated after the aircraft experienced an engine failure on take-off.

A plane carrying 104 passengers had to abort its takeoff from a Texas airport after a fire broke out in one of the wings.

A terrifying incident unfolded at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston as United Airlines Flight 1382 caught fire during takeoff. Passengers on board the Airbus A319 were forced to evacuate after flames erupted from the aircraft’s wing.

United Airlines flight 1382 to New York City was halted while still on the runway shortly after 8:30 a.m. at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. There were no injuries and passengers were bused back to the terminal, the FAA said.

A video on social media showed smoke and flames coming from one of the engines of a United Airlines flight headed for LaGuardia Airport in New York.

More than 100 people were evacuated from a plane on the runway at a Houston airport in the southern United States on Sunday due to an engine issue, federal authorities and the airline said.

United Airlines had to evacuate passengers on a flight departing from Houston Sunday morning after a fire was spotted on the plane before takeoff. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that United Airlines Flight 1382 aborted takeoff at George Bush Intercontinental Airport because of an engine issue discovered around 8:35 a.