"“Tower, Frontier 4345, we're stopping on the runway. Uh, we just hit somebody... we have an engine fire,” the pilot is heard on the recordings."
"“We have 231 souls on board... There was an individual walking across the runway.” Moments later, the pilot reported worsening conditions and the need to evacuate."
"“We've got smoke on the aircraft, we're gonna evacuate on the runway,” the pilot said. Passengers were evacuated on the runway and are being bused back to the terminal, according to the aviation source."
"Fire crews were dispatched to the aircraft to extinguish the engine fire. Authorities have not released additional information about the person on the runway or the circumstances that led to the incident."
A Frontier Airlines Airbus A321 departing Denver International Airport for Los Angeles appeared to strike an individual walking on the runway during takeoff from runway 17L. The pilot quickly aborted the takeoff after reporting an engine fire. At least one passenger suffered a minor injury, and passengers were evaluated as standard procedure following an evacuation. The crew reported the emergency to air traffic control, stating they had stopped on the runway and hit somebody. The pilot later reported smoke on the aircraft and ordered evacuation on the runway. Passengers were evacuated and bused back to the terminal while fire crews extinguished the engine fire. Authorities have not released details about the person or the circumstances.
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