A plane burst into flames as it landed at a Las Vegas airport on Saturday, as the Frontier Airlines flight experienced a “hard landing”, viral video shows.
Billows of smoke and flames shot out from the area of the landing gear of Frontier Airlines flight 1326 as it landed at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to reports.
Frontier Airlines says their pilots smelled the smoke and immediately declared an emergency but it’s unclear if they knew the severity of the fire.
Smoke eaters were on the scene within seconds – dousing the plane with streams of foam and preventing the fire from spreading or causing further damage.
The airline reported that there were no injuries to the crew and passengers. Everyone was safely evacuated via airstairs to the gate.
They also said in that statement that the “aircraft landed safely”. Frontier says it is investigating what caused the fire.
X user Tyler Herrick is the videographer who captured the video and posted the now viral clip.
Frontier flight 1326 from KSAN-KLAS just caught fire on landing at KLAS.
I caught it on video as it landed pic.twitter.com/KGt1Asx3rv
— Tyler (@TylerHerrick) October 5, 2024
A spokesperson for the airline told the Post they received no reports of injuries – and their only approximation for the cause of the fire was a “hard landing.”
The flight from San Diego landed at 3:37 P.M. local time – reportedly half an hour after its scheduled arrival time.
