Engine Fire Halts Takeoff
<i> Associated Press</i>
BOSTON —
A US Airways jet with more than 80 people aboard was evacuated Tuesday at Logan International Airport and doused with foam after an engine caught fire just before takeoff. No serious injuries were reported.
The fire started as the DC-9 was backing away from the gate for a flight to Pittsburgh, an airline spokesman said. Passengers evacuated on the plane’s emergency slides. Some suffered bruises and scraped knees.
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