Burning Tire Possible Cause Of Engine Fire

DENVER (CBS4)– The operating airline for the United Express flight that caught fire says the plane’s tire caught fire and spread to the engine.
The flames broke out after Skywest flight 5869, operating as United Express, finished its short flight from Aspen to Denver International Airport on Sunday afternoon.SkyWest plane fire (credit: Raiyan Syded / Twitter)
“Probably a piece of tire acted as a shrapnel getting thrown into the engine cowling, which is the intake of the engine,