Hawaii plane appears to suffer engine fire before landing safely: report
'So our plane almost blew up just now leaving Hawaii,' one tweet said
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Passengers on a military charter flight in Honolulu had some scary moments late Saturday when an unspecified engine problem caused an inflight emergency, according to a report.
The plane was able to safely land at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport and no injuries were reported, FOX station KHON-TV in Honolulu reported.
The plane was met on the tarmac with a large police and first responder presence.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Video taken by itsrichard@_e Saturday night appears to show a fireball coming from a passenger plane near Honolulu's international airport.
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Videos on social media appeared to show a huge fireball coming from the plane while it was still in the air.
The flight had left from Hickam Air Force Base only a few miles away in Honolulu, the Hawaii Department of Transportation said, according to KHON.
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The station reported other Honolulu residents said they heard an explosion and saw a bright light.