Fire Crews At Newark Airport Sunday; Plane Engine 'Sparking'

The Port Authority said a plane engine at Newark Liberty International Airport was sparking late Sunday night and early Monday, prompting fire crews to respond and giving some passengers anxiety.

The Port Authority said the incident was first reported at 10:50 p.m., when a United Airlines plane was waiting to depart and had visible sparks coming from the #1 engine.

The plane was towed back to the terminal, and buses came and picked up the 51 passengers, according to the Port Authority.

No one was injured, but the incident sparked some passengers to express concern on Twitter.

From andrewl04 @andrewl04:

@united First EWR shutdown. Now a medical emergency on board and we returned to gate. Update please? UA330

From Don Tagala @dontagala:

My plane was approaching EWR when the plane had to pull up -- after the runway was shutdown after a plane incident :) #delayedkungDelayed

From Hillary Canada @H_Canada:

Pilot says emergency on the ground at Newark Airport so no aircraft cleared to land? Let’s hope I don’t end up in philly...

From Marcel van der Heijd @Marcel_v_d_H:

Grounded in Newark airport. Smoke and sparks reported from some plane’s engine. Airport shut down.

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