A fire on an American Airlines plane after it diverted mid-flight and landed at Denver International Airport sent passengers fleeing onto a wing in a fraught evacuation amid billowing clouds of smoke.

Dozens of passengers were forced to stand on the wing of an American Airlines plane at Denver International Airport as they evacuated the aircraft after one of its engines caught fire Thursday evening,

A diverted American Airlines plane caught fire on the tarmac after making an emergency landing at Denver International Airport with engine issues Thursday evening, forcing passengers to evacuate the burning aircraft, authorities said.