FedEx cargo plane catches fire mid-air after bird strike

A FedEx cargo plane made an emergency landing at New Jersey's  Newark Liberty International Airport on Saturday after a bird strike caused an engine fire. The flames were visible on the plane's wing in the morning sky, reports said.

There were no reported injuries, and the fire on the  Boeing 767 cargo plane was contained to the engine.

A spokesperson for FedEx reportedly told the Associated Press that the plane was headed for Indianapolis and suffered engine damage in the bird strike.

Kenneth Hoffman, a pilot on another flight, said as his flight was pushing off, they heard from air traffic control that there was an emergency in progress.

Hoffman posted a video on social media of a FedEx plane on the ground at the Newark airport with flames shooting from its side as it slowed to a stop with fire rescue equipment nearby.

The Federal Aviation Administration said it will investigate the incident.