ORLANDO, Fla. — A Delta Air Lines airplane caught fire on Monday before it was supposed to take off at a central Florida airport, forcing the evacuation of passengers, airport officials said.

A Delta Air Lines flight caught fire on the tarmac at Orlando International Airport on Monday, forcing passengers to evacuate using emergency slides, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The engine fire broke out on Delta Air Lines Flight 1213 while the plane was pushing back from the gate for departure around 11:15 a.m. before heading from Orlando to Atlanta on Monday morning.

There were 282 passengers on board. Delta Air Lines flight DL1213 was evacuated at Orlando Airport after flames were seen from the No. 2 engine during startup. Emergency slides were deployed.

ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA/NEXSTAR) – A Delta flight was evacuated at a Florida airport on Monday after an engine caught fire, officials with the Federal Aviation Administration said. The incident took ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Delta Air Lines airplane caught fire on Monday before it was supposed to take off at a central Florida airport, forcing the evacuation of passengers, airport officials said.

ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA/NEXSTAR) – A Delta flight was evacuated at a Florida airport on Monday after an engine caught fire, officials with the Federal Aviation Administration said. The incident took ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Delta Air Lines airplane caught fire on Monday before it was supposed to take off at a central Florida airport, forcing the evacuation of passengers, airport officials said.