Passengers aboard an American Airlines flight from Denver to Miami were forced to evacuate using the emergency slides after their aircraft experienced a mechanical issue during its takeoff roll on Sat...

Passengers slid down an emergency slide of a smoking jet at Denver's airport due to a possible problem with the plane's landing gear, authorities said.

Emergency personnel at the airport and the Denver Fire Department responded to the issue and those on board were evacuated on the runway, according to the airport.