172 People Evacuated From British Airways Plane After Engine Catches Fire

A British Airways flight had to be evacuated on Tuesday after it caught fire before take-off. The plane, a Boeing 777-200, was preparing to take flight from Las Vegas to London when the engine went up in flames. The 172 people on board were quickly evacuated via emergency slides. Fourteen of them were treated in hospital for minor injuries.

Just evacuated on a British Airways flight at Las Vegas airport after an engine caught fire. Don't think anyone hurt pic.twitter.com/Y986xW9Wzy

— Jacob Steinberg (@JacobSteinberg) September 8, 2015

The blaze was put out by firefighters and an investigation will be launched to determine the cause of the fire. An airport spokesperson told Sky News: "We cannot express enough gratitude to the emergency response crews, as well as the British Airways crew." (Top image: YouTube/CNN)