Two passengers suffered minor injuries after a British Airways aircraft caught fire at Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport on Wednesday. The flight crew aborted the takeoff after the left engine apparently caught fire. The 159 passengers and 13 crew on the Boeing 777 evacuated on the runway using the slides. The aircraft was taking off for Gatwick Airport about 4 p.m. local time when the incident occurred.
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