FedEx plane engine explodes in fire after Newark takeoff — prompting emergency landing

A FedEx plane’s engine caught fire shortly after taking off from Newark Airport Saturday morning — prompting an emergency landing.

Wild video shows the Boeing 767-3S2F returning to the tarmac as flames spewed from the right engine around 8 a.m.

A FedEx Boeing 767-3S2F engine caught fire shortly after taking off from Newark Airport Saturday morning.
A FedEx Boeing 767-3S2F engine caught fire shortly after taking off from Newark Airport Saturday morning. KProcrastinator/X

The sudden ignition was caused by a bird strike, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

The jet landed at 8:07 a.m., just nine minutes after takeoff, flight data shows.

No one was injured in the mayhem. Air traffic was briefly halted as a precaution, but operations have since resumed.

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