China Daily (Hong Kong)

Engine failure sparks airport emergency

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A United Airlines plane suffered a fiery engine failure on Saturday shortly after taking off from Denver for Hawaii, dropping massive debris on a residentia­l area before a safe emergency landing, officials said. The Boeing 777-200 had 231 passengers and 10 crew onboard and there were no injuries. “Flight UA328 from Denver to Honolulu experience­d an engine failure shortly after departure, returned safely to Denver and was met by emergency crews as a precaution,” said United Airlines. An investigat­ion is underway.

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