The National Post reports in its Saturday edition that a fire on an American Airlines plane after it diverted mid-flight and landed at Denver International Airport sent fleeing passengers to a wing amid billowing clouds of smoke. An Associated Press dispatch to the Post quotes airport officials saying that 12 people were taken to hospital with minor injuries. The country has seen a recent spate of aviation disasters and close calls stoking fears about air travel, although flying remains a safe mode of transport. In this latest incident, Flight 1006 was headed from the Colorado Springs Airport to Dallas Fort Worth on Thursday, but diverted to Denver after the crew reported engine vibrations, the Federal Aviation Administration said. While taxiing to the gate, an engine on the Boeing 737-800 caught fire, the FAA said. Photos and videos posted by news outlets showed passengers standing on a plane's wing as smoke surrounded the aircraft. The FAA said passengers exited using the slides.