March 13 (UPI) -- More than 175 passengers fled an American Airlines plane at Denver International Airport after it erupted into flames on Friday, local news outlets reported.
"Passengers were evacuated and the slides were deployed," the airport said as reported by local media.
Videos and photos of the plane circulated online show thick black smoke and flames billowing from the underside of the aircraft.
American Airlines in a statement that the plane had landed safely and that the fire followed the aircraft experiencing "an engine-related issue" while taxiing to the gate at the airport.
A total of 172 passengers and six crew were safely deplaned.
They stood on the wing of flight 1006 while being enveloped by smoke as emergency crews worked to extinguish the flames coming from the aircraft parked at Terminal C's Gate 38. The plane had just arrived in Denver from Colorado Springs.
The airport said the fire had been extinguished by 6:15 p.m. MDT and that no injuries were reported.
