Frontier Airlines plane hits person on runway during takeoff at Denver airport

Passengers were evacuated safely after the plane struck a person and an engine then caught on fire

A Frontier Airlines plane hit a person on the runway of Denver’s international airport during takeoff, sparking an engine fire and forcing passengers to evacuate, authorities said.

The plane, headed to Los Angeles, “reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff” at about 11.19pm on Friday, the Denver airport’s official X account wrote.