The incident occurred at Denver International Airport on Saturday, July 26 American Airlines passengers at Denver International Airport were forced to evacuate a plane after the landing gear caught fire shortly before takeoff.

Passengers and crewmembers had to evacuate an American Airlines flight after the plane caught fire just before taking off from Denver on July 26.

Video posted to social media showed passengers evacuating the aircraft using a slide as smoke and flames billowed from below the rear of the plane.