THIS is the shocking moment a jet engine erupts into flames just moments after take-off as passengers fear for their lives.

Terrifying video footage showed scorched material from the packed plane falling to the ground and sparking a fire near the runway, with emergency crews racing to the scene to tackle the blaze ...

Video footage of the flight taking off shows loud bangs and several large flashes sparking on the plane's left side.

The situation caused other flights to be diverted due to the subsequent runway closure.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A United Airlines jet experienced an apparent engine fire after takeoff from Los Angeles on Monday. Everyone evacuated, some with ...

A jet landing at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport has collided with a fire truck on the runway, killing the pilot and ...

Recordings from air traffic control reveal a fire truck was cleared to cross the runway moments before a jet collided with it ...

A white wide-body jet in the air, with one jet engine appearing on the right-hand wing - Dushlik/Getty Images The dawn of the jet age changed the landscape of commercial flight forever, giving rise to ...

A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 was forced to return to São Paulo shortly after take-off after its left engine caught fire, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Passengers aboard United Airlines Flight 2127 were forced to evacuate Monday morning after a reported engine fire prompted an ...

A jet landing at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport has collided with a fire truck on the runway, killing the pilot and ...

A United Airlines Boeing 787 suffered an engine failure after taking off from Los Angeles (not the aircraft pictured).AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images A United Airlines ...