According to the Denver Fire Department, the problem occurred on board American Airlines Flight AA3023 from Denver International Airport to Miami International Airport while the plane was still on the runway,

A small fire in the brake system just ahead of the jet’s takeoff prompted the evacuation of 173 passengers and six crew members, the authorities said.

A tire malfunction during takeoff caused smoke and flames to erupt on a Miami-bound American Airlines flight, prompting a runway evacuation and airport delays.

Footage of the incident shows the aircraft surrounded by a cloud of smoke and passengers evacuating through the emergency exits and down the slides.

An American Airlines jetliner that caught fire after landing Thursday at Denver International Airport sits near a hangar at the airport Friday, March 14, 2025, in Denver.

DENVER -- A fire on an American Airlines plane after it diverted mid-flight and landed at Denver International Airport sent passengers fleeing onto a wing in a fraught evacuation amid billowing ...

A fire on an American Airlines plane after it diverted mid-flight and landed at Denver International Airport sent passengers fleeing onto a wing in a fraught evacuation amid billowing clouds of smoke.

DENVER (AP) — A fire on an American Airlines plane after it diverted mid-flight and landed at Denver International Airport sent passengers fleeing onto a wing in a fraught evacuation amid ...

Passengers were forced to evacuate an American Airlines flight at Denver International Airport on Saturday as fire and smoke billowed up from under their aircraft after an aborted takeoff.