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A United Airlines flight bound for Hawaii was forced to make an emergency landing after debris from the plane fell onto homes in Denver.
Debris from Flight 328 between the capital of Colorado and Honolulu was seen strewn across a residential area in Broomfield, including the engine trim and what appeared to be engine housing parts.
The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) said the Boeing The 777-200 returned to Denver International Airport and landed safely after experiencing a “right engine failure” after takeoff.
Police have been sharing images of the rubble in the city. Photo: Broomfield Police
The images show the plane’s engine housing completely dropped. Photo: @ speedbird5280 via Reuters
In a separate statement, United said there were 231 passengers on board at the time, with 10 crew members, but did not elaborate.
The local police department in Broomfield, which is about 25 miles (40 km) from Denver, posted several photos on social media of what is believed to be debris from the plane, and the large rim of the plane’s engine appears not. see a house in the city.
Officers are calling for anyone injured by falling debris to come forward, and the force issued a “code red” to nearly 1,400 residents asking them to search their yards for parts of the plane.
The National Transportation Safety Board is tasked with investigating what happened and has asked that all debris remain where it was found.
Several videos have been shared online, including one of someone whose parents were allegedly on the flight, showing the engine engulfed in flames and without the casing.
Twitter user Tyler Thal also took pictures of the plane flying low over Broomfield with parts of the plane falling from it.
He told the Associated Press: “As I was looking at it, I saw an explosion and then the cloud of smoke and some debris falling from it.”
“It was like a stain in the sky and as I look at it, I tell my family what I just saw and then we hear the explosion,” he added.
“The plane just kept going and we didn’t see it after that.”
Boeing, the plane’s maker, declined to comment and instead referred Sky News to United Airlines.
