American Airlines Plane Catches Fire at Denver Airport, Forces Evacuation

Passengers were forced to evacuate from an American Airlines plane that caught fire on March 13 at Denver International Airport.
The fire produced “visible smoke” while the plane was sitting at gate C38 Thursday evening, local media reported. The flight’s passengers were evacuated, and the slides were deployed, the airport said, adding that no injuries were reported as of 6:15 p.m. local time.
The airport said the fire was put out.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Denver International Airport did not respond to requests for comment by publication time.

This is a developing story and will be updated.
Reuters contributed to this report….