United Airlines plane forced into emergency landing as it catches fire after 'rabbit sucked into engine' - One eyewitness described seeing fire shoot out from the plane from the ground, a local TV net

A United Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing after a “rabbit strike” caused its right engine to burst into flames after the aircraft took off. The flight had departed Denver International Airport airport on April 13 and was headed to Edmonton in Canada when air traffic control audio recorded the flight crew asking for a plane inspection,

The strike most likely happened as the Boeing 737-800 was taking off at the Denver International Airport with 153 passengers and six crew members on board. Folks onboard who spoke with ABC News said they heard a "loud bang" and felt a "significant vibration" as the plane attempted to climb.