LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — Passengers aboard United Airlines Flight 2127 were forced to evacuate Monday morning after a reported engine-area fire prompted an emergency landing at LAX.
The Los Angeles Fire Department posted an alert shortly after 11 a.m. confirming that the plane had landed safely.
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Sky5 was over the scene less than 30 minutes later, where several travelers were seen standing on the tarmac after the aircraft, which was bound for Newark Liberty International Airport, was evacuated.
Fire officials said everyone made it off the plane safely following the engine trouble. “No patients requiring hospital transport have been identified at this time,” the department said.
A spokesperson for United Airlines told PIX11 News that “no serious injuries were reported” from any of the 256 passengers and 12 crew members…