A Spirit Airlines plane landing at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport from Tampa, Florida, caught fire briefly on the runway Sunday morning after one of its landing gear brakes overheated.
Atlanta Fire Rescue extinguished the fire after the landing gear brakes ignited at 9:25 a.m., the airport said in a statement to ABC News. There are no reports of casualties.
“Spirit Flight 383 from Tampa to Atlanta landed safely at Atlanta International Airport and upon landing, one of the brakes overheated,” Spirit said in a statement Sunday.
“The aircraft was towed to the gate where the guests safely disembarked without any injuries. Thanks to the first responders in Atlanta for the immediate meeting with the plane. The aircraft will be temporarily taken out of service for maintenance.”
Emergency vehicles respond to a plane that caught fire on the tarmac at the Atlanta airport on July 10, 2022.
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Last month, three people were injured when a Red Air jet caught fire when it landed at Miami International Airport and caught fire.
The plane’s undercarriage also caught fire upon landing, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement to ABC News.
Smoke rises from a Spirit Airlines plane at Atlanta Airport, July 10, 2022.
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ABC News’ Michelle Stoddart contributed to this report.
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported that Spirit Airlines confirmed the plane caught fire when a statement said one of the brakes overheated on landing. The story has been updated.
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