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United Airlines plane engine shoots out fire after hitting an animal on takeoff:
Dramatic video shows the fiery moments after a United Airlines Boeing 737-800 ...
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Engine Fire Follows Wildlife Strike on TakeoffUnited Flight 2325 with 159 aboard faced engine fire after hitting wildlife during Denver takeoff on April 13, 2025.
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- A United Airlines Boeing 737-800 struck an animal during takeoff from Denver International Airport, causing flames to erupt from its right engine.
- The aircraft, carrying 153 passengers and six crew members, declared an emergency and returned safely to the airport.
- Airport authorities had previously warned pilots about rabbit activity on the runway at the time of the incident.
- Emergency responders deployed immediately, and passengers were later transferred to a replacement plane bound for Edmonton.
We might have ran them over.— A different United pilot radioed the tower.
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