NY-bound flight evacuated in Puerto Rico

An engine fire forced evacuation of a New York-bound JetBlue flight before it could take off on Saturday, Puerto Rico airport officials said. Puerto Rico airport authority official Rolando Padua said in a statement that the 186 passengers aboard were evacuated after the pilot halted the A-320 at 7 pm EDT (2300 GMT) before it could take off. Firefighters at Luis Munoz Marin airport then extinguished the fire. He said three people suffered minor injuries because of the emergency evacuation. Meanwhile, firefighters at the airport extinguished the fire, he said.