A Ryanair flight in Italy caught fire as it was taxiing on the runway in an airport in southern Italy. Flight FR8826 from Brindisi to Turin, a city near Italy's border with France, caught fire on Thursday,

Passengers onboard a Boeing plane were evacuated after flames started shooting from the engine right before takeoff. The Boeing 737 plane was evacuated just before it was due to take off from Italy's Brindisi Airport.

At least 184 passengers were evacuated and that firefighters were called out to attend to the incident. The Brindisi airport in the southwestern region of Puglia in the south of the country was forced to close due to the emergency.

More than 180 passengers were forced to evacuate a Ryanair Boeing passenger jet when it caught fire Thursday on the runway at Brindisi airport in southern Italy, officials announced.

One engine on a Boeing airliner that was taking off from an Italian airport burst into flames Thursday, forcing the plane to be evacuated. The Ryanair flight had 184 passengers aboard as it was taking off from the Aeroporti di Puglia airport in Brindisi,

An engine of the Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS flight 9H-QCB on Thursday, while the flight was on the runway and was about to take off at Italy’s Brindisi Airport leading to a major chaos at the airport. The pilot spotted the flames on the right engine and immediately aborted the take-off of the flight with nearly 200 passengers.

A Boeing jet with nearly 200 people onboard was evacuated in Italy early Thursday after flames were seen shooting from an engine. Firefighters were called to Brindisi Airport as fumes were spotted outside the Ryanair plane just before takeoff,