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Construction crews survey damage from the debris at a property in Broomfield. AFP
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United Airlines flight UA328, carrying 231 passengers and 10 crew on board, returns to Denver International Airport with one of its engines on fire. Reuters
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Police tape blocks a street where debris fallen from the United Airlines aircraft's engine lay scattered through the neighbourhood of Broomfield, outside Denver, Colorado. AFP
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United Airlines said no one on board the aircraft was injured in the incident. AFP
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The plane was headed from Denver to Honolulu when the incident occurred around 1.30pm local time. AP
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Early investigations found one of the large fan blades that rotate at the front of the engine broke loose. AP
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Photos on television and social media showed large chunks of plane parts strewn across in the city. AP
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Police said debris landed in two neighbourhoods and in a local park. AFP
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Parts of the plane's engine fell on busy roads. AFP
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Construction crews survey damage from the debris at a property in Broomfield. AFP
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United Airlines flight UA328, carrying 231 passengers and 10 crew on board, returns to Denver International Airport with one of its engines on fire. Reuters
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Police tape blocks a street where debris fallen from the United Airlines aircraft's engine lay scattered through the neighbourhood of Broomfield, outside Denver, Colorado. AFP
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United Airlines said no one on board the aircraft was injured in the incident. AFP
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The plane was headed from Denver to Honolulu when the incident occurred around 1.30pm local time. AP
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Early investigations found one of the large fan blades that rotate at the front of the engine broke loose. AP
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Photos on television and social media showed large chunks of plane parts strewn across in the city. AP
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Police said debris landed in two neighbourhoods and in a local park. AFP
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Parts of the plane's engine fell on busy roads. AFP
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Construction crews survey damage from the debris at a property in Broomfield. AFP
United's Boeing 777 showers debris across Colorado after engine failure
Preliminary evidence suggests one of the large fan blades that rotate at the front of the engine broke loose
Bloomberg
21 February, 2021
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