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Delta flight makes an emergency landing in Atlanta after smoke came out of an engine (DAL)

The Delta Air Lines flight returned to Atlanta and was hosed down by aircraft rescue and firefighting units.

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  • The aircraft returned to Atlanta and was hosed down by aircraft rescue and firefighting units,
  • No injuries have been reported from the incident.
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A Delta Air Lines flight made an emergency landing at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Wednesday after an engine began emitting smoke, CBS reports.

Flight 30 was headed from Atlanta to London when the flight's crew noticed something was wrong with one of the engines. The aircraft then returned to Atlanta and was hosed down by aircraft rescue and firefighting units, according to Hartsfield-Jackson's Twitter account. The aircraft was then towed back to the concourse with its passengers aboard.

A Twitter user posted a video of the plane after its emergency landing.

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No injuries have been reported from the incident.

It's not yet clear what caused the incident."

The incident came a day after a Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Philadelphia after an engine exploded. One passenger died on the flight and seven were injured. Associated Press

National Transportation Safety Board chairman Robert Sumwalt

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