FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A FedEx plane burst into flames Friday on a Fort Lauderdale runway, the same day that an American Airlines flight was evacuated in Chicago after catching fire.
A FedEx plane exploded in flames on a Fort Lauderdale, Florida runway Friday. (Courtesy: Kevan Shokat)
The Federal Aviation Administration said that the landing gear of FedEx Flight 910 collapsed after it touched down, sending the DC-10 skidding along the runway before the aircraft caught fire. The plane was flying from Memphis, Tennessee.
Firefighters sprayed the plane with foam and extinguished the blaze.
Officials at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport shut down the runway after the fire and delays are expected.
It wasn’t immediately clear if there were any injuries.
