Images on social media show flames and smoke pouring from one of the engines of the Boeing 737-800. Twelve people were taken to hospital after evacuating the plane, including via one of the wings.

An engine on an American Airlines jet caught fire after the plane diverted to Denver on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of passengers using emergency slides, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

An American Airlines jet's engine caught fire after it diverted to land in Denver on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of ...