Passengers taken off Delta Air Lines flight at JFK Airport due to wheel fire

Monday, October 1, 2018
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Passengers were taken off a plane at JFK Airport Monday night when a fire broke out in the wheel well on the taxiway.

Delta Air Lines flight 420 was about to take off for Ghana when the incident happened at about 7 p.m.
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The fire was put out and passengers were taken off with mobile stair ramps.

No one was injured.

A statement from Delta says the flight aborted a takeoff following an airspeed warning indication and while it was taxiing back to the gate the brakes overheated.
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The Port Authority says there were no flight disruptions.

(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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