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United Airlines flight suffers engine failure, scatters debris over Colorado before emergency landing
A flight in the United States bound for Honolulu has landed safely in Denver despite one of its engines failing, causing it to scatter debris over a nearby Colorado town.
Key points:
- The Boeing 777-200 made an emergency landing 30 minutes after take-off
- None of the 331 people on board were injured
- Aviation experts believe the plane suffered “a catastrophic engine failure”
United Airlines said there were no reported injuries on Flight 328, which had 231 passengers and 10 crew on board.
It landed at 1:30pm local time on Saturday, 30 minutes after take-off.
Police in Broomfield posted photos of pieces of debris from the Boeing 777-200 aircraft, but there were no immediate reports of any injuries on the ground.
The Federal Aviation Administration…
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