Passengers on Southwest flight evacuated after engine fire forces plane’s return

HOUSTON AP A Southwest Airlines flight had to be evacuated on Thursday after an engine fire forced it to return to a Houston airport Related Articles Slave descendants fight to protect their threatened island society at Georgia s highest court As demand for AI rises so do power thirsty material centers people were killed and at least wounded in Florida State shooting Lawmakers fear AI details centers will drive up residents power bills How war money and the quest for discovery entwined the US executive and universities The flight was leaving Hobby Airport on its way to Cabo San Lucas Mexico when it was forced to return around a m due to the fire according to the Houston Fire Department When the plane landed firefighters extinguished the blaze as well as a small grass fire near the runway the fire department announced in a declaration No injuries were revealed The flight crew helped the passengers evacuate the plane Southwest Airlines noted in a declaration In this image from video passengers walk across the tarmac after evacuating from a Southwest Airlines plane at Hobby Airport in Houston on Thursday April KTRK via AP Passengers exited the aircraft on a taxiway at the airport the Federal Aviation Administration commented in an email The cause of the fire was being investigated the FAA revealed The airline was working to get all passengers to their final destination in Mexico We appreciate the professionalism of our flight crew in responding to this situation Nothing is more significant to Southwest than the safety of our customers and employees Southwest Airlines disclosed The engine fire comes as air movement is under heightened scrutiny following a series of crashes and mishaps Federal authorities have tried to reassure travelers that flying is the safest mode of transportation and statistics assistance that