British Airways Las Vegas fire passengers describe their horror after blaze breaks out on Boeing Fire officials said 14 people were. 8, , as the plane was accelerating for takeoff, causing a massive blaze that. On 8 September , the Boeing ER operating the flight suffered an uncontained engine failure and fire in the left (#1) GE90 engine during take-off from. The left power plant on a Boeing ER broke apart on Sept. . The BA that crash landed in Heathrow had a problem with the Spar Fuel Valve not closing. In September , a British Airways Boeing ER registered as G-VIIO experienced an engine fire in Las Vegas, Nevada. I wonder if the same problem reoccured in this case? Fortunately. The Investigation traced the failure to a fatigue crack in the high pressure. A fuel-fed fire took hold and a successful emergency evacuation was completed. Sixty-five passengers seek damages from Boeing and engine-maker GE for emotional stress and financial losses after caught fire on airport.