Crime & Safety
United Flight From Tampa Blows Tire On Runway, Causing Fire
Social media images from the scene showed fire trucks putting out the fire and smoke pouring from the tire.
A United flight heading to San Diego from Tampa blew a tire on the runway Monday afternoon, causing and fire and sending smoke into the sky.
Firefighters put the fire out, and passengers were taken off the plane.
On Twitter, United was responding to passengers, asking them about their safety and re-booking flights.
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It's unclear if the fire would cause significant delays at the airport into Monday evening.
Check out scenes from social media below:
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(Warning, some of the videos contain strong language)
@united 1948 blew tire on takeoff #Tampa-Houston. My front row seat. Still waiting to unboard pic.twitter.com/au5Zmzbk54
@FlyTPA @united flight 1948 to @iah blew tire just prior to takeoff #tire on #fire pic.twitter.com/a9zmIlOZAA
— Ed Lundemo (@SpecialEdBG) May 30, 2016
Update: still alive after our plane caught on fire at Tampa international airport #smf #smf16 #united @United pic.twitter.com/KVE5LQvcKs
Hot brakes at #tpa @FlyTPA @united pic.twitter.com/uDm1VCollT
— Zapote21 (@Zapote21) May 30, 2016
Main image via Zapote21, used with permission
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