Plane Catches Fire In Florida's Fort Lauderdale Airport

A Dynamic Airways jet caught fire at Fort Lauderdale International Airport in Florida today, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

The plane, a Boeing 767 bound for Caracas, Venezuela, caught fire on Taxiway B while taxiing for departure from Runway 28, according to the FAA. The plane just behind it reported that fuel was leaking from the aircraft before the fire started.

"Hey, uh, Dynamic is, out of the left engine, it looks like it's leaking a lot of -- I don't know if it's fuel, it's fluid leaking out of the live engine," the second plane's pilot told Air Traffic Control, according to audio provided by LiveATC.net.

"We copy. We’ll probably need to go back to the ramp," the Dynamic pilot replies.

Then, just a few moments later, "Engine’s on fire! Engine’s on fire!" the pilot yells. 

The Broward County Fire Department responded immediately to extinguish the fire. 

Passengers were evacuated via slides onto the taxiway, according to the FAA. More than 20 were injured, and 14 people -- including at least one with serious burns, and at least one child -- were transported to the hospital, Broward County authorities said.

Both the airport's runways are shut down and all inbound flights are being diverted, according to the FAA.

The plane is a new charter to the airport, the airport's public information officer, Greg Meyer, told WSVN.

The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a four-person team to Fort Lauderdale to investigate the incident. They'll be joined by representatives from the FAA, Boeing, Dynamic Airways, and engine maker Pratt & Whitney, officials said. 

-source abc news