A British Airways Boeing 777 plane heading to London from Las Vegas was evacuated on the runway after one of its engines caught fire.
The flight to the US city’s McCarran airport to Gatwick was carrying 170 people – 13 of whom were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
One passenger on board, Jacob Steinberg, tweeted: “Just evacuated on a British Airways flight at Las Vegas airport after an engine caught fire. Don’t think anyone hurt.
“Was asleep as the plane took off. Came to a crashing halt. Smell of smoke. Initially told to stay seated, then shout of evacuate.”
BA said: "The aircraft, a 777-200 experienced a technical issue as it was preparing for take-off from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.
"Our crew evacuated the aircraft safely and the fire was quickly extinguished by the emergency services at the airport."