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| Plane fire: Smoke rises over Chicago's O'Hare airport runway (PHOTOS, VIDEO) | |
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| A plane in smoke is seen on the runway at Chicago's O'Hare airport, dubbed the busiest airport in the world. | A plane in smoke is seen on the runway at Chicago's O'Hare airport, dubbed the busiest airport in the world. |
| The incident happened with an American Airlines commercial jet forced to abort its takeoff, according to ABC news. | The incident happened with an American Airlines commercial jet forced to abort its takeoff, according to ABC news. |
| The fire has been put out. | |
| There have been at least nine minor injuries, ABC later reported. | |
| The plane with the capacity to carry 300 passengers was en route from Chicago to Miami. The pilot first reported a blown tire and decided to come back. This information is still being checked by officials as more details are needed to establish a cause of the incident. | |
| Hector Gardenas, the witness, has told ABC that that a loud sound and people started panicking. There was a massive fire on right-hand side and smoke was inside the plane, the witness said. | |
| The FAA has said that a blown tire is “somewhat" believed to be a reason of the incident. |