United Airlines plane catches fire while taking off from US airport

The frightening incident was captured by those on board

The crew of the Airbus A319 safely aborted takeoff from George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport due to a reported engine issue around 8.35am on Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration told TMZ.

The 104 passengers and five crew members who were onboard deplaned an the runway through a combination of slides and stairs.

They were guided to a bus and driven back to the terminal.

United Airlines told TMZ: "During takeoff, United flight 1382 received an indication about one engine and halted the takeoff while still on the runway."

In a video obtained by FOX 26, you can see the wing of the plane on fire as a flight attendant can be heard asking for passengers to remain seated.

A passenger shouts: "No, it's on fire!"

Sunday's incident comes just days after seven people were killed in a plane crash in Philadelphia when an air ambulance carrying a child, who had just received life saving medical treatment, crashed into houses shortly after takeoff.

Six people on board the plane died and one person on the ground while 22 others were left injured.

That crash came two days after an American Eagle regional jet and an Army helicopter collided in Washington D.C. leaving 67 people dead.

The FAA have announced they are now investigating this latest incident.