On Friday morning, a Minneapolis-bound Delta Air Lines flight was forced to abort its takeoff amid snowy weather at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
The incident, which was allegedly the result of an engine fire, injured four of the flight's 201 passengers, sending one person to the hospital.
The Boeing 757's slides were deployed and passengers had to be bussed back to the terminal.
Passenger Curtis James told CNN that, "on takeoff, something went wrong and the engine caught fire," prompting an emergency evacuation.
"Delta's flight crew followed established procedures to suspend the takeoff of flight 2668 from Atlanta (ATL) to Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) after an indication of an engine issue," the airline said in a statement.
"Four passengers are reporting minor injuries; one was transported, and the remaining three were treated on scene," airport officials confirmed in a statement.
The incident comes as Winter Storm Cora continues to wreak havoc across a large swath of the southern U.S.
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