Video shows flames shooting from plane engine minutes after takeoff

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CBS News · collected 2026-09-18

Quick Summary

Passengers on a recent flight to Mexico witnessed flames shooting from an airplane engine shortly after departure, as captured by passenger Kris Van Cleave on video. The incident occurred minutes into the flight but does not specify any further details such as the airline or the exact location of takeoff.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-18, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

On a recent flight to Mexico, passengers witnessed flames shooting from one of the aircraft's engines shortly after departure. The incident was captured on video, providing clear evidence of the dramatic event. No specific date or further details about passenger safety are provided in the report.

Written for “Plane Engine Fire Incident” on 2026-09-18, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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Outlets on this story
1
World
Narrative spread
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articles carrying this framing
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Story

📰 Plane Engine Fire Incident
World · 1 article(s) covering the same event.

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Topics

Mexico

Subjects

Kris Van Cleave PERSON · 1× Mexico GPE · 1×

Narrative

Video shows flames shooting from plane engine minutes after takeoff Passengers settling in for a flight to Mexico this week saw flames shooting from one of the plane's engines just minutes after takeoff.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-18
2026-09-18 · CBS News
Video shows flames shooting from plane engine minutes after takeoff · assertive framing

Claims (2 extracted, 0 hedged)

Video shows flames shooting from plane engine minutes after takeoff Passengers settling in for a flight to Mexico this week saw flames shooting from one of the plane's engines just minutes after takeoff. asserted
flames → show → takeoff
Kris Van Cleave has new video. asserted
Cleave → have → video
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