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United Airlines Flight Engine Catches Fire After Rare Rabbit Strike: Passengers Terrified
An unprecedented and highly unusual incident rocked U.S. airspace on Sunday, when United Airlines flight 2325 from Denver, Colorado, to Edmonton, Canada, suffered a severe engine failure due to a bizarre collision with a rabbit during takeoff. The event has raised serious concerns about airport safety, wildlife control, and airlines’ preparedness for freak accidents that could easily have turned catastrophic.
The Boeing 737, carrying 159 people on board, had just begun ascending when passengers heard a loud bang from the right engine, followed by violent vibrations. A terrifying video recorded by a passenger showed massive flames shooting from the engine while screams and cries filled the cabin. The fire was even visible from the ground, according to eyewitnesses.
“It was like a series of explosions. Every moment, there was another fireball. I thought the plane was going down,” said one shaken passenger. Others described a cabin filled with fear—people praying, crying, and sending goodbye messages to loved ones.
Shockingly, the cause was not a bird strike, which is the more common threat during takeoff, but a lone rabbit that somehow found its way onto the restricted tarmac and was sucked into engine #2 at the moment of takeoff. The bizarre nature of the accident has exposed glaring weaknesses in airport wildlife control protocols.
Despite the chaos, the flight crew responded with professionalism and precision. The pilots shut down the compromised engine and assessed the potential threat to the landing gear. “We’ve got signals that it’s stuck,” one pilot reported from the cockpit. Still, they managed to stabilize the aircraft and remained airborne for approximately 75 minutes before safely returning to Denver.
While left-leaning media tries to downplay the event as a “quirky, harmless incident,” the reality is far more serious: this could have been a deadly disaster. Thanks to the quick reaction of the crew—and by the grace of God—159 lives were spared.
This episode further reveals the fragility of the commercial aviation system, especially at a time when companies like United Airlines seem more focused on ideological diversity initiatives than on ensuring operational safety or managing animal hazards at their facilities.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has already opened an investigation. For now, the fact that a single rabbit could endanger so many lives should serve as a wake-up call for airport authorities and airlines alike: get back to basics—safety over woke politics.
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