China News Service, October 20th. According to a report by the American Chinese website, a Texas official said that on the morning of the 19th local time, a plane carrying more than 20 people hit the fence and caught fire when taking off at the Houston Administrative Airport. All people on board The evacuation did not cause serious casualties.
Image source: Screenshot of ABC video report.
According to reports, local officials said that all passengers and crew were safely evacuated from the plane, and two of them suffered minor injuries.
Firefighters then put out the fire.
Waller County official Trey Duhon said: “The information we currently have shows that the aircraft did not reach the height required for takeoff at the end of the runway, but crossed Morton Road until it stopped in the wild north of the airport. Then it caught fire."
According to local officials, one person reported back pain after evacuating, and one person reported breathing problems.
Both were taken to the hospital but later returned to the airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement that the MD-87 aircraft attempted to take off just after 10 a.m. and "crossed the fence and caught fire in the fields."
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate the cause of the accident.