Buffalo Airways plane catches fire in Yellowknife

The Transportation Safety Board is investigating after a Buffalo Airways C-46airplane caught fire after it blew an enginewhile taxiing down the runway at the Yellowknife airport around 8 a.m.

The plane was bound to pick up freight in Hay Riverwhen its right engine caught fire.

Buffalo Airways says the airport fire crew was quick to respond and none of the airplane's three crew members were hurt.

The plane was brieflyblocking both runways, until it was given the all-clear to move fromthe Transportation Safety Board.

Mikey McBryan with Buffalo Airwayssaidthe fire did cause disruptions.

"It happened right at the intersection of the airport and my father was in a DC-3 coming in with a plane of passengers and he actually had to circle the airport waiting for us to clear the airplane so he could land, so it essentially shut the airport for 20 minutes."

A number of flights were delayed following the incident.

TSB officials will now have a look at the C-46to find out exactly what went wrong.