More than 100 people were evacuated from a plane on the runway at a Houston airport in the southern United States on Sunday due to an engine issue, federal authorities and the airline said.

The issue was detected prior to takeoff, and no one seemed to be injured. "Passengers deplaned on the runway via a combination of slides and stairs" and were taken back to the terminal on a bus,

A United Airlines flight from Houston to New York was evacuated after an engine issue was reported before takeoff, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.