A FedEx cargo airplane caught on fire after striking a bird shortly after the plane’s departure from Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday morning, according to officials.
There were no injuries reported onboard, and the plane made an emergency return to Newark Liberty international airport.
The Boeing 767 in question hit the bird during takeoff, damaging an engine.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement that the aircraft, which was headed to Indianapolis, returned to the airport at about 8am eastern time.
A spokesperson told the Associated Press that air traffic was briefly halted as a precaution, but operations resumed a short while later.
About 10 minutes after takeoff, the FedEx plane’s right engine burst into flames, according to data from FlightAware. Bystanders captured the incident from multiple angles, in one instance shouting in shock and swearing as the plane returned to the runway.
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