LAS VEGAS (AP) — Passengers who ran from a British Airways flight that caught fire in September before takeoff in Las Vegas are suing the plane's manufacturer and the maker of the engines.
London-based Stewarts Law said Friday it filed a lawsuit in Chicago against GE Aviation and Boeing Co. on behalf of 65 passengers who were bound for London and say they suffered physically and emotionally.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause but initial findings indicate the fire started with a part that powers the plane inside the left engine.
All 157 passengers and 13 crew members on board the Boeing 777 survived.
GE Aviation spokesman Rick Kennedy says the company hasn't seen the lawsuit and won't comment until it does. Boeing says it doesn't comment on pending litigation.
