A FedEx plane made an emergency landing shortly after taking off from Newark Airport on Saturday following a bird strike that caused its right engine to catch fire, according to the New York Post. Video footage showed the Boeing 767-3S2F heading back to the tarmac as flames spewed from the right engine around 8 a.m. local time. Two Port Authority fire trucks quickly responded, extinguishing the blaze upon landing. The National Transportation Safety Board later announced the initiation of an investigation into the incident. According to flight data, the plane was forced to land at 8:07 a.m., just nine minutes after takeoff. No injuries were reported, and air traffic was briefly halted as a precaution before operations resumed. While the extent of the damage remains unclear, the aircraft was cleared to continue its journey to Indiana by 9:30 a.m. — news from ANI News
