Terrifying Moment Passenger Films Plane Engine Shooting Fire Just After Takeoff

This is the terrifying moment a passenger films a plane engine shooting fire shortly after takeoff.

The incident took place when the plane took off from Rionegro, a city in the department of Antioquia in the Colombian Andes not far from the city of Medellin, on Saturday 16th October.

The plane was set to go to Punta Cana, which is a town on the easternmost tip of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, a renowned tourist hotspot famous for its pristine beaches and clear, turquoise waters.

A plane travelling from Rionegro to Punta Cana, started making strange noise and light flashed from the turbines, in Colombia, in October, 2021. (Newsflash)

The footage, which was shot by an unnamed passenger, shows the plane shortly after its wheels left the runway as flames apparently shoot out of one of its engines.

The plane belongs to the low-cost Colombian airline Wingo, according to local media reports.

As soon as the incident occurred, the plane returned to the runway and landed safely. Experts are currently investigating the incident in order to repair the plane and determine the cause of the emergency landing.

A plane travelling from Rionegro to Punta Cana, started making strange noise and light flashed from the turbines, in Colombia, in October, 2021. (Newsflash)

No injuries had been reported at the time of writing.

Local media outlet Semana reported that passengers are still waiting for Wingo to provide them with an alternative solution so that they can arrive at their destination in the Dominican Republic as soon as possible.

In the meantime, the newspaper said the passengers were transferred to Medellin where they have been set up in hotels.

A plane travelling from Rionegro to Punta Cana, started making strange noise and light flashed from the turbines, in Colombia, in October, 2021. (Newsflash)

In a statement quoted by Semana, Wingo said: “We activate the necessary protocols for these types of episodes, including the return of the aircraft to the airport of origin.

“Our pilots, who are fully trained to handle circumstances like this, returned safely and within normal parameters for this type of manoeuvre. At no time was the safety of the passengers or the crew at risk.”