One person was taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon after an equipment problem on an American Airlines flight at Denver International Airport forced passengers and crew to evacuate onto the

Passengers evacuated an American Airlines jet at Denver International Airport after the landing gear caught fire during an aborted takeoff.

Part of the plane’s landing gear caught on fire during its departure from Denver International Airport on Saturday, according to Denver7’s reporting. The Miami-bound American Airlines flight 3023 reported a “maintenance issue” with an airplane tire about 2:45 p.m. and aborted takeoff, airline and federal officials said.