Passengers Scream as Boeing 737 Skids Off Runway and Catches Fire in Senegal: WATCH

A passenger plane caught fire at Senegal’s Blaise Diagne International Airport after it skidded off the runway during takeoff on Thursday, May 9.

Air Senegal flight HC301 was carrying 79 passengers, two pilots and four cabin crew when the incident occurred at 1:14 a.m. local time, Senegal’s Transport Minister Malick Ndiaye said in statement.

10 people, including the pilot, were injured, all of whom were “treated properly” after emergency services arrived at the crash site.

The flight, operated by local airline TransAir, was bound for Bamako, Mali, from Senegal’s capital, Dakar. It was a Boeing 737-3, according to the Associated Press and the BBC.

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The TransAir flight after it skidded off the runway on May 9.

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In a harrowing video of the incident, flames appear to engulf one side of the plane as passengers quickly exit the plane down an emergency chute. Others can be heard screaming in the background.

Operations at the airport were to resume as normal at 9:30 a.m. local time, Ndiaye added.

In a statement to PEOPLE, Boeing said, “Carriers have operated and maintained their aircraft for more than 30 to 40 years,” and referred all additional requests for comment to the airline.

PEOPLE has reached out to Air Senegal and Blaise Diagne International Airport for comment, but has yet to hear back.

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Blaise Diagne International Airport.

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Boeing’s safety measures have recently been called into question after a series of serious incidents.

In January, passengers on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 shared disturbing photos and videos after the Boeing 737-9 they were flying in had a plug door — part of the fuselage — explode in mid-air. The plane was en route to Ontario, Calif., and had to make an emergency landing back at its departure destination of Portland, Ore.

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Damage to a TransAir flight after it skidded off the runway and caught fire in Dakar, Senegal.

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Later in April, Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour drew attention to safety concerns involving the 787 Dreamliner during an interview with the New York Times.

Salehpour claimed, among other things, that planes can disintegrate in the air after numerous trips due to improper fuselage construction.

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The Federal Aviation Administration recently opened a new investigation into Boeing in late April after the company reported fraudulent plane inspections by some of its employees. The report claims that certain 787 Dreamliners may not have been properly inspected after employees attached the plane’s wings to the fuselage.

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