FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Allegiant Air flight 645, en route to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway airport from Billings, Montana was diverted to Flagstaff Pulliam Airport this morning due to an engine fire.
All 144 passengers and 6 crew members on-board the a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 jet were safely evacuated. Flagstaff police said three people received minor injuries during the evacuation.
According to passengers, one of the engines began making a "clanging sound" while they were cruising at an altitude of 32,000 feet.
Once safely on the ground, Captain Ava Vindas met the passengers in the terminal and said, "We did have an engine fire en route and we had to shut it down and land here and evacuate."
