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    Frontier Airlines jet appears to catch on fire while landing at Las Vegas airport

    By Riley HoffmanTristan Maglunog,

    5 hours ago

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    A Frontier Airlines flight appeared to catch fire during an emergency landing at Harry Reid International Airport Saturday evening.

    The flight from San Diego to Las Vegas was in the process of landing when the pilots detected smoke and declared an emergency, Frontier said.

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    @TylerHerrick / X - PHOTO: Frontier Flight 1326 made a rough landing with flames sparking from the wheels Saturday afternoon at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.

    After fire & rescue extinguished the fire, all 190 passengers and seven crew members deplaned by the airstairs, according to the airline.

    MORE: American Airlines passenger recounts evacuation from smoke on plane in San Francisco

    No injuries were reported, and passengers were bussed to the terminal, Frontier said in a statement on X .

    "The cause of the incident is currently under investigation," the airline said in a statement to ABC News.

    MORE: 4 injured after battery catches fire on United flight

    Flight 1326 "experienced a hard landing," Harry Reid International Airport said in a statement.

    A ground stop is in effect until 7 p.m. and the Federal Aviation Administration is continuing to investigate.

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    #AnotherAKA
    1h ago
    Thank God the 97 passengers and crew members were all safe. Still investigating? Will be waiting to hear what actually happened.
    Sheed W
    1h ago
    I’m going to blame San Diego because they belong to California. Enough said.
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