FORT MYERS, Fla. — A frightening video shows the moment flames started shooting out of a plane that was on its way to Florida.
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Passengers said it happened just minutes after their United Airlines flight took off from Houston Monday night.
The flight was headed to Fort Myers.
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People on the flight said they heard a loud bang and then saw orange flames pour out from the engine.
After fire shot out from the engine the aircraft then started to shake.
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“I was texting my family saying I love them very much,” said passenger David Gruninger. “Panic set in with a lot of people, a lot of the people were screaming and crying.”
The pilot turned the plane around and landed back in Houston about an hour later.
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A United Airlines official said the plane experienced an engine issue and added the flight landed safely and the passengers deplaned normally.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident.
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