United Airlines flight disrupted before takeoff when plane's engine caught fire and smoke billowed at Chicago airport

A United Airlines flight had to abort its takeoff at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport when one of the plane's engines caught fire Monday, causing smoke to billow from one of the wings, as the shows dramatic video from the tarmac.

United Flight 2091 was scheduled to fly to Seattle around 2 p.m. when its engine caught fire on the taxiway and forced 148 passengers and five crew members to evacuate after the Airbus 320 was towed to a gate boarding, the Federal Aviation Administration and United Airlines said. said in separate statements.

Footage shot by a passenger from inside the plane showed thick smoke billowing from one of the wings as the plane taxied across the tarmac.

The passenger who took the video, Ivan Paloalto, told Storyful that he heard an explosion as the plane approached takeoff.

“I felt the impact on my window. As I watched, the engine was on fire and smoke was coming from it,” he said.

The FAA temporarily halted arrivals at the Chicago airport during one of the busiest travel weekends of the year until regular operations resumed at 2:45 p.m., the agency said.

United said no injuries were reported and the engine problem was “immediately resolved” by first responders.

Passengers disembarked “normally,” the airline said.

“We are working to offer alternative travel arrangements to customers,” the airline said.

Windy City travelers weren't the only ones having travel issues over Memorial Day weekend.

Planes at JFK International Airport faced a temporary ground stop Monday as authorities monitored powerful thunderstorms moving through the area.

With post wires