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http://www.fox5vegas.com/news/18703642/detail.html

Plane On Fire Lands Safely
FAA: Plane Catches Fire After Taking Off From McCarran

POSTED: 3:36 pm PST February 12, 2009
UPDATED: 3:42 pm PST February 12, 2009

LAS VEGAS -- A plane with an engine fire has landed safely at McCarran
Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Southwest Airlines flight 273 left McCarran at 3:09 p.m. bound for
Islip, N.Y. The fire began immediately after takeoff, and the plane
turned around to land at McCarran, the FAA said.

The FAA said the plane landed safely at about 3:30 p.m.

There were 116 passengers on board the plane.

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