Two people injured as Boeing 777 catches fire, with smoke and flames coming from fuselage. A British Airways jet has caught fire at Las Vegas airport, sending smoke billowing into the air.
The plane – a Boeing 777 – could be seen with flames around its fuselage.
There were 159 passengers and 13 crew on board. Two people were treated for minor injuries as a result of the fire, which involved a flight that was due to fly from the US city’s McCarran airport to Gatwick.
It was not immediately clear what had caused the blaze, which was quickly put out by emergency services.
Dramatic images of flight 2276 were shared on social media by members of the public at the airport, which is five miles south of downtown Las Vegas.
Airport authorities said one runway had been put out of service.
The aircraft model was identified as a 275-seat B777-200, a long-range twin jet which operates on longhaul routes for BA, which is one of the world’s largest operators of the type.
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