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Flight returns to Beijing after fire in engine

No injuries reported on Delta Airlines A330 Airbus

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Flame shoots from one of the engines on Flight DL188. Photo: Weibo
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A Delta Airlines flight from Beijing to Detroit had to return to the Beijing International Airport because of an engine problem on Friday afternoon.

Videos circulating on China’s social media showed one of the plane’s engines on fire.

A Delta A330 Airbus. Photo: Handout
A Delta A330 Airbus. Photo: Handout
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The flight took off at 4.33pm and landed back at Beijing airport at about 5.50pm.

No injuries were reported on the Airbus A330-223.

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