All hell broke lose at Denver International Airport after an Continental Airlines flight with 112 people aboard veered off a runway while attempting to take off. The incident occurred on Saturday night and the plane caught fire after impact.

More than 38 people were injured as they escaped the fiery plane down emergency slides. According to declarations of several passengers aboard the Boeing 737, the plane nosed up into the air, dropped down with a jolt and landed in a ravine before the passengers evacuated.

The plane attempted to take off at 6:18 p.m. and was heading to Houston.

Authorities investigating the incident do not know yet what caused the accident. Kim Day, manager of aviation at the Denver airport, said it was “too early” to know what was the cause.
 
When the firefighters arrived at the scene they found the plane on fire, with its wheels sheered off, resting in a ravine about 200 yards from the runway, according to Patrick Hynes, chief of the airport division of the Denver Fire Department. The entire right side of the jet was on flames and "a heck of a firefight" followed, said Hynes.

"Everybody was yelling, 'The plane's going to blow up, the plane's going to blow up!' The plane was on fire -- the engine was, anyway," passenger Gabriel Trejos said in an interview with 9News.

Out of the 38 people that were taken to the hospital, only one was listen in serious condition. None of the victims suffered burns.

Continental Airlines released a statement on Saturday which said they are gathering information about the accident involving Flight 1404. The plane had 112 people aboard (5 crew members and 107 passengers).

The take-offs and landings resumed at the airport. Only a section remained closed for further investigation.