Okay. Want to begin in the United States with passengers who are leaving las vegas aboard British Airways flight 2276 are no doubt feeling especially lucky right now. Yeah, this was frightening. The boeing 777 was about to take off from london when, there you have it, a fire broke out in the left engine. Within just minutes, all 170 passengers and crew members had evacuated the burning plane. The pilots quickly aborted the takeoff. Clark county Fire Department responders from Mccarren International airport station 13 were notified of a potential engine fire at 4 13. At 4 14, firefighters were at the aircraft dousing the fire and evacuating with the passengers. So this unfolded very quickly. Fire Officials Say at least 14 people were hurt. Most of those injuries are minor. Our dan simon spoke to one passenger. We were just gaining speed to take off and heard a big thud. I opened the cover of my window and saw flames on the engine. We suddenly stopped. We sat still for about a minute, ju
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