New Delhi, April 22 -- A Delta Air Lines airplane caught fire on Monday morning at Orlando International Airport, Florida, just before its scheduled departure. The fire, which broke out around 11:15 a.m., occurred in one of the Airbus A330's engines while the aircraft was on the ramp, preparing to take off for Atlanta.

"The engine fire broke out late Monday morning on Delta Air Lines Flight 1213," airport officials said on social media. "The plane was at the ramp before a scheduled departure from Orlando to Atlanta."

Delta Air Lines confirmed that the aircraft was carrying 282 passengers, 10 flight attendants, and two pilots. When the flames were observed in the tailpipe of one of the plane's engines, the flight crew immediately followe...