The moment after a Frontier Airlines plane killed a person who was on a runway after jumping a perimeter fence at Denver International Airport on Friday night is captured in air traffic control audio.
"We just hit somebody," the pilot tells the control tower after halting Flight 4345's take-off. "We have an engine fire."
Smoke could be seen in the Airbus A321's cabin, but Denver Fire Department quickly extinguished the fire. All 224 passengers on board were evacuated by inflatable emergency slides as a matter of precaution, Frontier said.
"We are deeply saddened by this event," the airline added. Twelve passengers aboard the plane reported minor injuries from the incident, the airport said.
Five of the injured passengers were taken to nearby hospitals, according to airport authorities. Their conditions were unclear.
