A JetBlue flight was forced to abort takeoff from a Las Vegas airport Sunday after a fire in one of the plane’s engines was reported.
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According to The Associated Press, JetBlue Flight 178 was preparing for a journey from McCarran International Airport to Logan International Airport in Boston Sunday at 11:30 a.m. local time when the right engine fire suppression system was activated.
McCarran Airport spokesman Chris Jones told The AP the plane was carrying 146 passengers and crew members when the engine fire was reported. Airport firefighters responded to the call and none of the passengers were reported injured.
The plane was returned safely to the gate and impacted travelers were booked onto another flight that departed Las Vegas at 7:15 p.m. PT and landed in Boston at 3:10 a.m. ET Monday.
