The issue was detected prior to takeoff, and no one seemed to be injured. "Passengers deplaned on the runway via a combination of slides and stairs" and were taken back to the terminal on a bus,

United Airlines had to evacuate passengers on a flight departing from Houston Sunday morning after a fire was spotted on the plane before takeoff. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that United Airlines Flight 1382 aborted takeoff at George Bush Intercontinental Airport because of an engine issue discovered around 8:35 a.