The Houston Fire Department's Airport Rescue firefighters responded to a plane having issues Sunday morning at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport, the agency said. In an X post around 10 a.m., the agency said it was assisting at the airport after a departing plane "reported an issue on the runway.

A United Airlines flight from Houston to New York caught fire during take-off at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Sunday (local time), as reported by the New York Post. The plane had to be evacuated after the flames burst from one of its wings while it was taxing for take-off.

A United Airlines flight from Houston to New York had to be evacuated Sunday morning after the airplane caught on fire during takeoff. Terrified passengers could be heard panicking in footage