Flames and thick white smoke spewed from the engine of a Southwest Airlines flight from Houston to Cancun pic.twitter.com/tJxlzWU9pk

— CNN (@CNN) August 17, 2023

BREAKING: Southwest Airlines plane forced into emergency landing after catching fire following takeoff.

The aircraft was headed from Houston, Texas, to Cancún, Mexico when its engine was engulfed in flames shortly after takeoff on Tuesday.

Luckily, no injuries were reported. pic.twitter.com/egWhjumr01

— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) August 17, 2023