Terrifying video shows flames shooting from an Air Canada Boeing jet as it took off, forcing it to abruptly turn around for an emergency landing.
The caught-on-camera terror unfolded after Flight AC872 took off from Toronto en route to Paris late Wednesday.
“Holy crap!” someone recording the takeoff gasped as flames shot from the tail end of the plane just after it left the runway.
“We’ve got an engine fire — holy s–t!” the man gasped as the flames continued to spark, at times seemingly stretching the length of the jet, as it continued to climb.
The flames came from the plane suffering an unspecified “engine issue” immediately after taking off with 389 passengers onboard, Air Canada said in a statement.
It quickly turned around and made an emergency landing back at the Toronto airport, where it was met by fire crews. No injuries were reported.
“After the aircraft landed, it was inspected by airport response vehicles as per normal operating processes, and it taxied to the gate on its own,” the airline said.
However, the passengers were rebooked onto another fight later that night, and the plane “taken out of service” to be evaluated by its maintenance staff and engineers.
