Dramatic images have emerged from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida, where a Dynamic International Airways flight has caught on fire. According to airport police, the plane’s left engine caught fire just as it was ready to depart. Flight 405 was bound for Simón Bolívar International Airport outside Caracas, Venezuela.
Dynamic is a private airline that uses a fleet of Boeing 767s like the one seen in the footage below. It is unknown how many people were on board, but according to local officials, at least 14 people have been transported to a hospital.
Plane caught on fire at #FLL! pic.twitter.com/61o6jvrEAY
— Mike Dupuy (@mikejdupuy) October 29, 2015
#UPDATE: @FLPD411 says plane's engine caught on fire while getting ready to depart. Unknown how many people aboard https://t.co/9dVbiNU7ZH
— WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) October 29, 2015