Terrifying moment United Airlines plane catches fire before takeoff at Chicago's O'Hare airport sparking travel chaos on busy Memorial Day

A United Airlines flight aborted takeoff after the plane engine caught fire while on the taxiway at Chicago's O'Hare airport.

The Seattle bound United Flight 2091 with 148 passengers and five crew members on board was halted around 2 p.m Monday, according to the FAA. 

Video showed clouds of black smoke pluming out of the Airbus A320 wing. 

Ground crews and emergency responders 'immediately addressed' the issued and the plane was towed to the gate where passengers deplaned, reported NBC Chicago.

United Flight 2091 aborted takeoff after the plane engine caught fire while on the taxiway at Chicago 's O'Hare airport

Video showed clouds of black smoke pluming out of the Airbus A320 wing

No injuries were reported and the passengers were offered alternative travel arrangements, according to the airline.

The engine blaze prompted all arriving flights at Chicago's airport to be temporarily stopped. 

All flights were grounded at New York's JFK on Monday - an occurrence attributed to ongoing thunderstorms seen across much of the US, the FAA said.

The travel chaos comes as citizens in Texas, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee were all hit over Memorial Day Weekend by a bevy of twisters, heavy winds and flooding, which, so far, have killed at least 21 people.

 At least 6,837 within, into, or out of the United States have been delayed and 516 cancelled, according to FlightAware.