Dozens of passengers were forced to stand on the wing of an American Airlines plane at Denver International Airport as they evacuated the aircraft after one of its engines caught fire Thursday evening,

Passengers were evacuated Thursday evening from an American Airlines flight after a fire was reported. According to the Denver International Airport, there was an aircraft fire “to an American Airlines plane” that was sitting at gate C38 on Thursday evening,

Passengers were seen evacuating an American Airlines flight after it caught fire on the tarmac at Denver International Airport on Thursday, with dramatic scenes spreading quickly across social media. Footage showed passengers climbing onto the wing of the plane as it sat on the tarmac, engulfed in smoke.