Footage circulating on social media shows a harrowing incident in which flames shot from the engine of an Air Canada Boeing jet during takeoff Wednesday.
The video shows Flight AC872 taking off from the runway en route to Paris, France before the flames appeared out of the engine. The plane turned around for an emergency landing, according to the New York Post. (RELATED: Shocking Video Shows Boeing Plane’s Fiery Landing After Gear Failure)
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“Holy crap!” the person recording the footage exclaimed as the flames began shooting out of the engine. “We’ve got an engine fire — holy sh*t!”
Air Canada released a statement obtained by the New York Post explaining that the plane had an undisclosed…