Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 make emergency landing

A Los Angeles-bound Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 returned to Atlanta for an emergency landing shortly after takeoff because of an "engine issue," CNN reports.

WXIA-TV of Atlanta writes "Flight 1323 landed safely but three passengers were injured as they exited the Boeing 757 using the evacuation slides, according to Delta spokeswoman Chris Singley. They were transported to hospitals here for minor injuries."

"We were not climbing very fast. The TVs turned off and then we get an announcement that we're going back to the airport," Joseph Nguyen, a Flight 1323 passenger, says to CBS Atlanta.

"Some people on the left side of the plane saw a flash shortly after takeoff," Nguyen adds. "As soon as we were on the tarmac, they got us (off) the plane. Fire trucks came out and sprayed the engine."

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes spokeswoman "Singley did not elaborate on the nature of the engine problem, and Delta has not confirmed media reports in both Atlanta and Los Angeles that an engine caught fire during the flight."