Dozens of passengers were forced to stand on the wing of an American Airlines plane at Denver International Airport as they evacuated the aircraft after one of its engines caught fire Thursday evening,

An American Airlines plane carrying 178 people caught fire on the tarmac after making an emergency landing at Denver International Airport. Twelve passengers were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

D ENVER — A fire on an American Airlines plane after it diverted mid-flight and landed at Denver International Airport sent passengers fleeing onto a wing in a fraught evacuation amid billowing clouds of smoke. Airport officials said 12 people were taken to hospitals with minor injuries.