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Kone oli lahdossa Denverista Houstoniin 18.15 lauantai-iltana kun jostain syysta paatyi 200 metria kiitoradan sivuun ja syttyi palamaan. Kaikki koneen 112 matkustajaa + miehisto saatiin ulos...

Continental Airlines Flight 1404 bound for Houston ran 200 yards off a runway at Denver International Airport and into a ravine Saturday night, catching fire and injuring 58 of the 112 people aboard, authorities said.

Two women were reported in critical condition at the University of Colorado Hospital.

Those onboard escaped down emergency chutes from the side of the fractured plane about 6:18 p.m.

The cause of the Boeing 737's crash and fire has not been determined.

Firefighters were stunned by what they found, as passengers made their way from the broken plane.

"We train for this sort of thing every day," said Denver Fire Division Chief Patrick Hynes. "But it was described to me as much like a movie scene. People were coming out of the smoke, climbing up the hill."

A firefighter at the scene told Hynes, "It was a heck of a firefight."

Early this morning, DIA spokesman Jeff Green said that the total number of injured was 58.

Last night, Dee Martinez, spokeswoman for Denver Health Medical Center, said Denver Health transported 38 people. She said that of the 38, she was told nine went to the University of Colorado Hospital at the Anschutz campus in Aurora, 15 to the Medical Center of Aurora and four to Swedish Medical Center in Englewood.

Tonya Ewers, spokeswoman for the University of Colorado, said nine patients had been received. Two of the patients were in critical condition with head injuries, she said. She said six patients are female, and three are male. Four were discharged.

Amy Speagle, spokeswoman for the Medical Center of Aurora, said the 10 patients received earlier in the evening had minor injuries.

Julie Lonborg, spokeswoman for Swedish Medical Center, said the hospital received eight passengers.

"All are in fair condition, and we expect to treat and release all of them," said Lonborg.