Engine fire reported on Argentina Airlines airplane in New York: media

[February 10, 2017]  (Reuters) - An engine fire was reported on an Argentina Airlines airplane on Thursday while it was on a runway at New York's JFK Airport preparing to depart for Buenos Aires, local media reported.

The pilot of Argentina Airlines flight 1301 reported a small engine fire as the plane taxied to its runway, but responding rescue workers found no fire, PIX11 News reported on its website.

The airplane returned to the gate. There were no injuries, the New York news station reported.

The airplane is a twin-jet Airbus A330-200, according to flightaware.com. The flight was to leave at 9:54 p.m. local time, the flight tracking website said.

Officials with Argentina Airlines were not immediately available for comment.

(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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