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American Airlines Flight Catches Fire While Stationed at Denver International Airport — Passengers Evacuate Onto the Wing

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(The Gateway Pundit)

Screenshot: Joshua Sunberg / Instagram

On Thursday, passengers aboard American Airlines Flight 4012 faced a harrowing ordeal at Denver International Airport as a fire broke out while the aircraft was stationed at Gate C38.

The fire produced visible smoke, prompting immediate action from emergency services, according to KDVR.

Terrifying video footage shared on X captures the chaos as dozens of passengers frantically escape the aircraft. Some are seen escaping on the plane’s wing.

Screenshot: @UnifyAmerica9 / X

The airport confirmed that the fire was swiftly extinguished, and, as of 6:15 p.m., no injuries had been reported per KDVR.

The cause of the fire remains unclear.

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JUST IN: American Airlines flight catches on fire at Denver International Airport, passengers seen running through the smoke.

The footage was shared by Joshua Sunberg on Instagram who was at the airport.

“Fire at Denver Airport on American Airlines! Ground crews worked fast… pic.twitter.com/S2lWG5hCDu

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 14, 2025

Plane got diverted and caught fire

Video is from a plane in Denver but was coming from Colorado Springs. pic.twitter.com/3qjiS6dDCC

— UnifyAmerica99 (@UnifyAmerica9) March 14, 2025

American Airlines flight 4012 just caught fire at Denver airport pic.twitter.com/EHIGMAqJjJ

— Stone (@flynnstone) March 14, 2025

pic.twitter.com/CtviaFv0Xa

— Stone (@flynnstone) March 14, 2025

BREAKING: American Airlines plane catches fire at Denver Airport, video shows passengers evacuating pic.twitter.com/BjYHQPUklZ

— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) March 14, 2025

This is a developing story.

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