Frontier Airlines plane suffers engine fire, reportedly hits pedestrian in Denver

A Frontier Airlines passenger jet abandoned its take-off ⁠for Los Angeles late on ⁠Friday after suffering an engine ‌fire and ​reportedly striking a pedestrian on the runway at Denver International Airport, the airline and the ​airport said.

Denver ⁠International Airport said that a brief engine fire had been promptly extinguished by the fire ⁠department.

‌Frontier said that smoke was reported in the ‌cabin of the Airbus A321 and ⁠the pilots aborted takeoff.

The company said the ‌flight was carrying ‌224 passengers and seven crew members, ‌all of whom ‌safely evacuated.

Neither the airline nor the airport gave details on the pedestrian ⁠who ⁠was reportedly struck. Frontier said it was investigating the incident and gathering more information in coordination with the airport and other safety authorities.