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

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

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

There were 10 people injured, including a pilot, all of whom were “properly cared for” after emergency services arrived at the scene. 

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

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

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

In a statement to PEOPLE, Boeing said, “Carriers operate and maintain their airplanes for upwards of 30 to 40 years,” and referred any additional requests for comment to the airline.

PEOPLE reached out to Air Senegal and Blaise Diagne International Airport for comment, but has not yet received a response. 

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fety measures have recently been put into question following a string of serious incidents. 

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

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

Salehpour claimed, among other issues, that the planes have the potential to come apart mid-air after making numerous trips due to improper construction of the fuselage.

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The Federal Aviation Administration recently opened up a new investigation into Boeing at the end of April after the company reported falsified aircraft inspections by some of their employees. The report claimed that certain 787 Dreamliner planes may not have been properly inspected after employees attached the aircraft’s wings to the fuselage.

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