Engine Explosion Forces Southwest Emergency Landing

At least one person had to be taken to a local hospital Tuesday after the engine of a Southwest Airlines plane exploded, forcing the flight to make an emergency landing in Philadelphia.

According to 6ABC.com, Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 was traveling from New York City’s LaGuardia Airport to Love Field in Dallas, Texas, when the left engine of the aircraft suffered a mid-flight failure.

The engine began to break apart, ripping the shrouds around the motor and sending debris that penetrated the cabin and caused the plane to depressurize. One woman near a window that was broken during the failure was reportedly sucked toward the opening, according to NBC Philadelphia.

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The unidentified passenger who was injured in the incident was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, but there were no updates on their condition.

The pilots landed the Boeing 737-700 safely at airlines/reinventing-airport-food.html” target=”_self” rel=”nofollow”>Philadelphia International Airport around 11 a.m. ET, and they were met by emergency crews who evacuated the 143 passengers and five crew members onboard.

Officials at the Philadelphia airport issued a full ground stop and a statement on the facility’s Twitter account:

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Several images from the ordeal were also shared on Twitter:

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