Delta A319 at New York on Jun 14th 2014, ground worker injured in engine fire

A Delta Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N316NB performing flight DL-2166 from Orlando,FL to New York La Guardia,NY (USA) with 120 passengers, had completed a safe flight. The aircraft was parked at the gate, the passengers had all disembarked, when the left hand engine (CFM56) caught fire. Emergency services responded and put the fire out. A Delta Airlines ground worker needed to be taken to a hospital however.

The FAA reported emergency services extinguished a blaze in the left hand engine, no passengers were injured, however, a ground worker did receive injuries and needed to be taken to hospital.

The airline confirmed a left hand engine fire occurred after all passengers had deplaned and caused injuries to a ground worker, the ground worker is on the way to recovery. The cause of the fire is under investigation.