A Ryanair flight at Italy's Brindisi Airport caught fire while taxiing, prompting the evacuation of all onboard and temporarily halting airport operations. Lawmakers are now requesting a safety investigation into the airline's operations.

A Ryanair flight in Italy caught fire as it was taxiing on the runway in an airport in southern Italy. Flight FR8826 from Brindisi to Turin, a city near Italy's border with France, caught fire on Thursday,

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 suffered an engine fire in Brindisi, Italy leading to an emergency evacuation on the runway.

No one was hurt in a plane fire at Brindisi Airport, but the second safety incident this week involving Ryanair jets prompted concerns from Italian lawmakers.

ROME, Italy - After a plane caught fire on Thursday, nearly 200 Ryanair passengers had to exit using the emergency slide. The Ryanair flight was about to take off at Brindisi Airport in Italy when flames burst from the engine.

Passengers were evacuated from a Ryanair flight at Brindisi in southern Italy shortly before takeoff on Thursday morning after fumes were seen outside of the plane. Read more at straitstimes.com.

At least 184 passengers were evacuated and that firefighters were called out to attend to the incident. The Brindisi airport in the southwestern region of Puglia in the south of the country was forced to close due to the emergency.

Passengers on a Ryanair plane at Brindisi Airport were evacuated after a fire broke out in the aircraft’s engine before takeoff. No injuries reported.

Close to 200 passengers aboard a Ryanair flight were evacuated this morning as the plane caught fire while preparing for takeoff. The plane was on the tarmac at Brindisi Airport in southern Italy when flames started to energy from one of the engines.