Chicago O'Hare Airport: Plane engine catches fire, videos surface

Lina PortmanMay 28, 2024

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Updated on May 28, 2024 at 01:56 IST

A plane engine reportedly caught fire Monday at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. First responders are on site, according to information from social media users. Some reports claim that airport operations have been temporarily suspended.

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A plane engine reportedly caught fire Monday at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. First responders are on site, according to information from social media users. Some reports claim that airport operations have been temporarily suspended.

Here are some photos and videos of the alleged incident shared on social media.

It is unclear what exactly caused the suspected fire. However, several O'Hare travelers expressed frustration with delays due to the suspension of operations at the airport.

“Planes swapped, already 2 hours late. AS WE ARE ON THE SHARING, ANOTHER PLANE HAS AN ENGINE FIRE, SO ALL PLANES HAVE TO STAY ON THE GROUND UNTIL IT IS SITUATED I NEVER LEAVE THIS METAL PRISON,” one user wrote.

“A plane's engine caught fire at Chicago's O'Hare Airport just now. I'm on another plane on the runway. Airport operations have been suspended. This happened after my first plane to Cleveland had a generator failure, and we had to disembark and take another plane (the one I'm on as I write this). declared another.

Earlier this month, five people were injured in a collision on the Kennedy Expressway near O'Hare International Airport. The incident involved three vehicles, one of which overturned. According to the Chicago Fire Department, three of the five injured people were transported to nearby hospitals.