Afghanistan, April 22 -- A US passenger plane caught fire while taxiing at Orlando Airport, with 282 passengers and 12 crew members on board.
A Delta Airlines passenger plane caught fire at Orlando International Airport, according to media outlets report. The incident occurred early on Tuesday, April 22, as the aircraft was taxiing for a flight to Atlanta.
Reuters reported that the fire broke out while the plane was moving away from the gate. At the time of the fire, there were 282 passengers and 12 crew members on board, as confirmed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Fortunately, no fatalities have been reported so far. Orlando Airport authorities stated that firefighting teams quickly arrived at the scene and managed to ext...