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BBC: US plane scatters engine debris over Denver homes

By BBC.

Published Feb. 21, 2021. Updated Feb. 21 at 4:35 am

BROOMFIELD, CO - FEBRUARY 20: Pieces of an airplane engine from Flight 328 sit scattered in a neighborhood on February 20, 2021 in Broomfield, Colorado. An engine on the Boeing 777 exploded after takeoff from Denver prompting the flight to return to Denver International Airport where it landed safely. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Michael Ciaglo / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

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A Boeing jet has scattered debris over a residential area near Denver after one of its engines failed on take-off. The Boeing 777, with 231 passengers and 10 crew on board, was able to return safely and land at Denver airport. No injuries were reported.