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A Boeing 777-200 operated by United Airlines was headed to Honolulu on Saturday when the unthinkable happened; one of its engines exploded mid-flight.
The explosion was captured in multiple dramatic photos and videos from on-board the aircraft as well as from folks on the ground.
JUST IN: Denver International Airport officials tell us United Airlines Flight 328 bound for Honolulu returned to tβ¦ https://t.co/l73j2DYwIyβ Pete Muntean (@Pete Muntean)1613855466.0
ποΈVIDEO OF ENGINE EXPLOSION From the Dash Cam of Zach Allen In Broomfield: https://t.co/6Syowuy9yI https://t.co/SVqE55TlPNβ Ryan Greene π· (@Ryan Greene π·)1613856808.0
Debris from the engine was scattered over multiple locations in Colorado, and miraculously, no one was hurt. The aircraft was quickly diverted to make an emergency landing in Denver. When the aircraft landed safely, the passengers burst into applause.
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People were shocked at how lucky those on the ground and in the air were.
@petemuntean Home owners and flight so lucky. Thank god, all safe.β Marina J. Fleming π·πβ₯οΈπ (@Marina J. Fleming π·πβ₯οΈπ)1613855888.0
@MarinaJFleming7 @petemuntean barely even seemed to hurt the tree!! incredibly luckyβ Higgsy (Sally) (@Higgsy (Sally))1613857330.0
@eeekabee @hoogsypoogsy @petemuntean It's absolutely amazing it didn't hurt anyone as well. Thank goodness.β Marina J. Fleming π·πβ₯οΈπ (@Marina J. Fleming π·πβ₯οΈπ)1613857584.0
Others couldn't imagine what it must have been like for those on board.
@michaelagiulia @united Wow. What footage. Glad everyone is ok.β stretchdogg@π ππ πΊπΈ (@stretchdogg@π ππ πΊπΈ)1613857271.0
@michaelagiulia @RexChapman @united https://t.co/mdcgNcMVv2β ΙΉΙΙ―o (@ΙΉΙΙ―o)1613857427.0
@michaelagiulia @united Passengers seeing this be like... https://t.co/hGkostA8sUβ BTS (@BTS)1613857471.0
@RyanCBS4 could you imagine being on that plane? I think Iβd pass outβ George Stoia III (@George Stoia III)1613856912.0
And most expressed their gratitude for the entire team that made the safe landing possible.
@michaelagiulia @united Thank GOD, theyβre all safe. Thank the pilots TOOβ Johnson from Wisconsin (@Johnson from Wisconsin)1613857291.0
@michaelagiulia @RexChapman @united It's amazing how well built these things are, that even after a catastrophic faβ¦ https://t.co/82brGT3dD0β Murky (@Murky)1613857389.0
@MurkyWanders @michaelagiulia @RexChapman @united Right. Thank the pilot. But also thank the engineers and regulatoβ¦ https://t.co/kOn22iaJuZβ Autarkh (@Autarkh)1613858185.0
@Autarkh @MurkyWanders @michaelagiulia @RexChapman @united Don't forget air traffic controllers near the area as thβ¦ https://t.co/iF0DXrgWU8β Wendy π¨π¦ (@Wendy π¨π¦)1613858564.0
The FAA is investigating the incident.