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An American Airlines plane was evacuated after catching fire on the tarmac at a Denver airport Thursday evening. The fire occurred while the plane — a Boeing 737-800 — was taxiing to a gate, Denver International Airport said in a statement. Video taken from inside the terminal shows thick smoke billowing out of the jet while people fan out on the wings and run from the scene with fire under the plane’s tail. “Passengers were evacuated and the slides were deployed,” the airport said. The airline said 172 passengers and...