( CNN ) -- Passengers were evacuated from a Delta aircraft after smoke began coming from the wheel area , after it landed at Atlanta 's airport Saturday afternoon , a witnesses and company official said . Flight 2284 had just arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport from Pittsburgh , around 4:14 p.m. when the incident occurred , said Delta spokeswoman Leslie Parker . Parker said the plane 's brakes overheated , causing smoke . According to Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen , one of the plane 's tires blew out . `` After ( the plane ) landed there was a big boom , and then just a line of smoke , '' Kalel Dunst , who saw the incident from a hotel room nearby , told CNN . `` It turned off the runway , and the fire got a lot bigger . '' According to Parker , none of the 44 passengers or five crew members on board were injured . All were safely evacuated and bussed to the terminal . She said they departed the plane by slides , though Bergen said they took the back stairs . The aircraft -- an MD 88 -- will be taken out of service and evaluated , the Delta spokeswoman said . CNN 's Justin Lear contributed to this report .
Delta Flight 2284 arrives in Atlanta from Pittsburgh when a witness reports a `` big boom '' A Delta official says the brakes overheated , while an FAA official says a tire blew . The plane was carrying about 100 passengers and crew members on board at the time of the crash.