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Debris falls from Honolulu-bound plane during emergency landing near Denver

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A commercial airliner dropped debris in Colorado neighborhoods during an emergency landing on Saturday, Feb. 20.
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ANDY CROSS/THE DENVER POST VIA AP

A North Metro firefighter walks past airplane debris on Elmwood St. near E. 13th Avenue, Saturday, Feb. 20, in Broomfield, Colo. Debris from a United Airlines plane fell onto Denver suburbs during an emergency landing Saturday after one of its engines suffered a catastrophic failure and rained pieces of the engine casing on a neighborhood where it narrowly missed a home.
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A piece of commercial airplane debris is surrounded by police tape where it landed along Midway Boulevard in Broomfield, Colo., as the plane shed parts while making an emergency landing at nearby Denver International Airport Saturday, Feb. 20.
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People look over debris that fell off a plane that shed parts over a neighborhood in Broomfield, Colo., Saturday, Feb. 20. The plane was making an emergency landing at nearby Denver International Airport.
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People look over debris that fell off a plane that shed parts over a neighborhood in Broomfield, Colo., Saturday, Feb. 20. The plane was making an emergency landing at nearby Denver International Airport.
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A piece of debris from a passenger airplane sits on the lawn of a home in Broomfield, Colo., after the plane shed parts while making an emergency landing at nearby Denver International Airport Saturday, Feb. 20.
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A piece of debris from a passenger airplane is surrounded by police tape on a strip along Midway Boulevard in Broomfield, Colo., after the plane shed parts while making an emergency landing at nearby Denver International Airport Saturday, Feb. 20.
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In this photo provided by the Broomfield Police Department on Twitter, debris is scattered in the front yard of a house at near 13th and Elmwood, Saturday, Feb. 20, in Broomfield, Colo. A commercial airliner dropped debris in Colorado neighborhoods during an emergency landing Saturday. The Broomfield Police Department said on Twitter that the plane landed safely at Denver International Airport and that no injuries had been reported from the incident.
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In this photo provided by the Broomfield Police Department on Twitter, debris is scattered in the front yard of a house at near 13th and Elmwood, Saturday, Feb. 20, in Broomfield, Colo. A commercial airliner dropped debris in Colorado neighborhoods during an emergency landing Saturday. The Broomfield Police Department said on Twitter that the plane landed safely at Denver International Airport and that no injuries had been reported from the incident.
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Kirby Klements talks about a piece of debris that crushed his pickup truck parked next to his home in Broomfield, Colo., as the plane shed parts while making an emergency landing at nearby Denver International Airport Saturday, Feb. 20.
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Kirby Klements talks about a piece of debris that crushed his pickup truck parked next to his home in Broomfield, Colo., as the plane shed parts while making an emergency landing at nearby Denver Internatioopnal Airport Saturday, Feb. 20.
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ANDY CROSS/THE DENVER POST VIA AP

A piece of an airplane engine is seen in the median along Sheridan Boulevard near E. 13th Avenue, Saturday, Feb. 20, in Broomfield, Colo. Debris from a United Airlines plane fell onto Denver suburbs during an emergency landing Saturday after one of its engines suffered a catastrophic failure and rained pieces of the engine casing on a neighborhood where it narrowly missed a home.
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In this photo provided by the Broomfield Police Department on Twitter, debris is scattered across the turf field at Commons Park, Saturday, Feb. 20, in Broomfield, Colo. The police ask that the area be avoided if possible. A commercial airliner dropped debris in Colorado neighborhoods during an emergency landing Saturday. The Broomfield Police Department said on Twitter that the plane landed safely at Denver International Airport and that no injuries had been reported from the incident.
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In this photo provided by the Broomfield Police Department on Twitter, a piece of debris from a plane is seen on a turf field at Commons Park, Saturday, Feb. 20, in Broomfield, Colo. The police ask that the area be avoided if possible. A commercial airliner dropped debris in Colorado neighborhoods during an emergency landing Saturday. The Broomfield Police Department said on Twitter that the plane landed safely at Denver International Airport and that no injuries had been reported from the incident.
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In this photo provided by the Broomfield Police Department on Twitter, debris is scattered across a turf field at Commons Park, Saturday, Feb. 20, in Broomfield, Colo. The police ask that the area be avoided if possible. A commercial airliner dropped debris in Colorado neighborhoods during an emergency landing Saturday. The Broomfield Police Department said on Twitter that the plane landed safely at Denver International Airport and that no injuries had been reported from the incident.
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In this photo provided by the Broomfield Police Department on Twitter, debris is scattered across turf field at Commons Park, Saturday, Feb. 20, in Broomfield, Colo. The police ask that the area be avoided if possible. A commercial airliner dropped debris in Colorado neighborhoods during an emergency landing Saturday. The Broomfield Police Department said on Twitter that the plane landed safely at Denver International Airport and that no injuries had been reported from the incident.
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ANDY CROSS/THE DENVER POST

A man walks past airplane parts scattered on a soccer field at Broomfield Commons Park, Saturday, Feb. 20, in Broomfield, Colo. Debris from a United Airlines plane fell onto Denver suburbs during an emergency landing Saturday after one of its engines suffered a catastrophic failure and rained pieces of the engine casing on a neighborhood where it narrowly missed a home.

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