A video shows a fire onboard a Delta Air Lines flight preparing for departure at Orlando International Airport on Monday, April 21, 2025 (Video Credit: Dylan Wallace/X).
ORLANDO, Fla. – A fire onboard a Delta Air Lines flight preparing for departure at Orlando International Airport prompted the evacuation of the aircraft, according to federal and local officials.
Orlando International Airport said Delta flight 1213 experienced an engine fire while in the ramp area. Passengers were evacuated, and the aircraft rescue and fire team responded to put out the flames.
A Delta Air Lines passenger jet with smoke coming from the engines at the Orlando International Airport on Monday, April 21, 2025.
(Dylan Wallace/X)
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the fire happened when the plane was pushing back from the gate for departure. Passengers were evacuated from the aircraft using emergency slides.
The FAA is investigating the incident.
The Airbus A330 was scheduled to depart for Atlanta prior to the fire.
The fire comes after another notable Delta Air Lines incident in February when a CRJ-900 aircraft crash-landed in Toronto. The flight from Minnesota flipped over on the runway and caught on fire, injuring 18 on board, including three critically.
An investigation is underway after a Delta Air Lines airplane that departed from Minneapolis on Monday flipped over while landing in Toronto. FOX News National Correspondent Nate Foy was in Toronto on Tuesday morning with the latest.
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