A plane caught fire on the runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida leaving seven people injured, while three were taken to hospital. An Federal Aviation Administration official told CNN a pilot behind the Boeing 767 noticed fuel leaking from the plane before it set alight.

The fire has been put out but initial reports have suggested it was an engine fire. Passengers were evacuated via emergency slides, while pictures on social media showed a huge plume of smoke coming from the plane, Dynamic International Airways flight 405.

A number of emergency vehicles were witnessed at the scene and the airport has been shut down until further notice. A spokesman for the Broward County Sheriff's Office fire rescue division told local news station WSVN 7 News none of the injuries appear life-threatening thus far.

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