American Airlines plane catches fire at San Francisco Airport

Frightened passengers escaped an American Airlines plane at San Francisco International Airport Friday after a fire broke out on board.

The interior of the Airbus jet erupted in flames around 12:15pm PT Friday. Its emergency slides were deployed with passengers quickly exiting the plane, which was parked at a gate at the time.

There were no reports of injuries and the cause of the fire is unclear, NBC Bay Area reported.