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American airlines plane engine catches fire mid-air after possible bird strike, makes emergency landing

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A bird strike sparked an engine fire on a plane shortly after it took off Sunday from an Ohio airport, and the airliner returned safely with no injuries reported, authorities said. A video going viral on social media shows the plane returning to John Glenn International Airport in Columbus as flames and smoke are seen coming from the right engine. No injuries were reported in the incident.