14 Hospitalized as Jet Catches Fire on Take-off in Vegas
“I’m glad to be alive,” said Jeremie Pantin.
Karen Bravo, who is from Las Vegas, said the incident was handled well by all who were involved, from the British Airways crew to the fire department. She said she is not afraid to fly in the future and plans to fly again on British Airways. “This could be a training film,” she said.
More than 170 people scrambled off an outbound British Airways jet today at the Las Vegas airport after an engine caught fire, sending 14 people to the hospital with injures mostly suffered escaping the burning airliner, officials said.
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