Frontier Airlines plane carrying 190 passengers 'bursts into flames' landing at Las Vegas airport

Dramatic footage captured the moment a Frontier Airlines plane with nearly 200 passengers onboard seemingly burst into flames .

The harrowing incident occurred during a "hard landing" at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Saturday. The shocking video shows flames erupting from beneath the aircraft.

Flight 1326 from San Diego was engulfed in the drama as smoke filled the cockpit, prompting pilots to declare an emergency. Authorities are now probing the circumstances of the emergency landing. A Twitter user posted clips of the event, noting the swift response of firefighters.

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The tweet described the evacuation process: "Caught me by surprise. Firefighters sprayed the aircraft with foam, according to @liveatc they'll be evacuating by stairs (not blowing any slides).", reports the Mirror .

Airport representatives explained that the aircraft "experienced a hard landing where basically tires blew". The FAA confirmed that there were 190 people aboard during the afternoon scare. They added that airport emergency services put out a fire on the plane's right engine post-landing.

Onlookers at the scene reported witnessing flames and smoke billowing from the plane's undercarriage. Frontier Airlines assured that there were no injuries and that all passengers were safely disembarked via stairs and taken to the terminal.

Frontier took to Twitter to release a statement, declaring: "The aircraft landed safely and all passengers and crew were evacuated via airstairs. No injuries were reported, and passengers have been bussed to the terminal. There were a total of 190 passengers and 7 crew members on board."

Additionally, the National Transportation Safety Board made it known on Sunday that they are initiating an investigation into the incident, in collaboration with the FAA.