A Boeing jet with nearly 200 people onboard was evacuated in Italy early Thursday after flames were seen shooting from an engine. Firefighters were called to Brindisi Airport as fumes were spotted outside the Ryanair plane just before takeoff,

Ryanair 737-800 evacuated on the runway at Brindisi Airport following an engine surge at the beginning of the takeoff roll. All passengers and crew evacuated safely using the inflatables slides. Ryanair said in a statement: "Flight FR8826 from Brindisi to Turin was delayed this morning after cabin crew observed fumes on the outside of the aircraft.

No one was hurt in a plane fire at Brindisi Airport, but the second safety incident this week involving Ryanair jets prompted concerns from Italian lawmakers.

Passengers onboard a Boeing plane were evacuated after flames started shooting from the engine right before takeoff. The Boeing 737 plane was evacuated just before it was due to take off from Italy's Brindisi Airport.

One engine on a Boeing airliner that was taking off from an Italian airport burst into flames Thursday, forcing the plane to be evacuated. The Ryanair flight had 184 passengers aboard as it was taking off from the Aeroporti di Puglia airport in Brindisi,

An engine of the Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS flight 9H-QCB on Thursday, while the flight was on the runway and was about to take off at Italy’s Brindisi Airport leading to a major chaos at the airport. The pilot spotted the flames on the right engine and immediately aborted the take-off of the flight with nearly 200 passengers.