FedEx plane catches fire midair before making emergency landing

A FedEx cargo level made an exigency landing astatine Newark Airport in New Jersey Saturday greeting aft a vertebrate onslaught caused 1 of its engines to drawback fire, an airdrome authoritative told Fox News Digital.

Dramatic video shows the level banking close erstwhile it lets disconnected a ample plume of fume arsenic occurrence appears from its close engine. 

Eyewitnesses said that they heard a large detonation too, portion different can be heard successful 1 video frantically yelling, "Oh my God, ohio my God."

In different video, the FedEx cargo plane tin beryllium seen landing safely portion its motor is inactive successful flames. 

There were nary reported injuries and the level touched down astatine 8:07 a.m., the authoritative said. It is unclear however galore radical were connected committee astatine the time. 

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Air postulation was concisely halted arsenic a precaution astatine the airport, but operations person since resumed, the authoritative said. 

Fox News Digital has reached retired to FedEx and the FAA for comment.

Fox News’ Emmett Jones contributed to this report.