The Denver Boeing 737 plane was bound for Houston, carrying 112 passengers and crew members when it crashed shortly after 6 p.m. last night. The Boeing 737-500 ended up in a ravine and burst into flames, with the plane's entire right side engulfed.
At an early morning press conference in Houston today, Continental Airlines pledged support. According to the Denver Post, Denver International Airport spokesman Jeff Green said on 9News today that the total number of people injured last night was 58, 20 higher than originally reported after an airport runway accident. Two of those on board Continental flight 1404 are in critical condition this morning. Others received mostly bumps, bruises and broken bones as they evacuated the plane which had skidded off a runway at Denver International Airport on takeoff.
"The care of our passengers, crew and family members is our highest priority and they will receive any assistance necessary," said Larry Kellner, Continental's chairman and chief executive officer. "We are deeply concerned by this accident and will do everything we can for the passengers, their families and our co-workers."
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