--- description: A plane caught fire while it was trying to depart from O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on Friday after it blew a tire on the runway. title: Plane Catches Fire at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e3f28931791dc2d/6988ac17cd1bba5b76702e43/plane-fire-chicago.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Aviation](/tag/aviation/) ## Aviation Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Plane Catches Fire at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 4:48 PM CUTPublished: Oct 28, 2016 8:38 PM CUT  A still form a video shared on Twitter showing passengers evacuate American Airlines flight 383 en route to Miami, which suffered a malfunction and caught fire on take off from O'Hare Airport in Chicago on Oct. 28, 2016. A still form a video shared on Twitter showing passengers evacuate American Airlines flight 383 en route to Miami, which suffered a malfunction and caught fire on take off from O'Hare Airport in Chicago on Oct. 28, 2016.Jose Castillo—EPA  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 4:48 PM CUTPublished: Oct 28, 2016 8:38 PM CUT A [plane caught fire](http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Possible-Plane-Crash-Reported-at-OHare-Airport-399071991.html "undefined") at [O’Hare International Airport](http://www.flychicago.com/ohare/en/home/Pages/default.aspx "undefined") in Chicago on Friday after a tire blew on the runway while the aircraft was preparing to take off, federal officials said. Passengers were evacuated through the airplane’s chutes, and there were no serious injuries, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesman Tony Molinaro told the Associated Press. However, the aircraft’s engine was damaged in the blaze. American Airlines Flight 383 was leaving Chicago and headed to Miami when takeoff was aborted due to an “engine-related mechanical issue,” American Airlines and the FAA said in a statement. There were 161 passengers and nine crew members on board the Boeing 767. “We are taking care of our customers and crew and are re-accommodating our passengers on another flight to Miami this evening,” the airline said in a statement. Images and video circulating on social media showed black smoke billowing from the plane as people gaze at the blaze from afar. Emergency responders were on the scene. Chicago Fire had announced an “emergency” at O’Hare, saying on Twitter that there was an “[aircraft down](https://twitter.com/CFDMedia/status/792088812784611329 "undefined")” at the airport. The FAA said it is investigating the incident. > [](https://twitter.com/Kryptonlogic/status/792094108886134792) > [](https://twitter.com/nwiajk/status/792094650874101760) > [](https://twitter.com/BethanyJenkins/status/792087912728756224) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4550050/ohare-international-airport-chicago-fire-american-airlines/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4550050/ohare-international-airport-chicago-fire-american-airlines/"},"headline":"Plane Catches Fire at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport","datePublished":"2016-10-28T20:38:23.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T16:48:56.000Z","description":"No serious injuries were reported","url":"https://time.com/4550050/ohare-international-airport-chicago-fire-american-airlines/","keywords":["Aviation","Illinois"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e3f28931791dc2d/6988ac17cd1bba5b76702e43/plane-fire-chicago.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e3f28931791dc2d/6988ac17cd1bba5b76702e43/plane-fire-chicago.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Plane on fire at O'Hare Airport in Chicago","caption":"epa05607650 Frame grab from a video handed out via twitter by user Jose Castillo showing the scene as passengers evacuate American Airlines flight 383 which suffered a malfunction on take off from O'Hare Airport en route to Miami, Florida and caught fire","creditText":"Jose Castillo—EPA","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/aviation/","name":"Aviation"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4550050/ohare-international-airport-chicago-fire-american-airlines/","name":"Plane Catches Fire at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport"}}]}] ```