B-52 crashes at Guam air base, no injuries reported

The plane aborted on takeoff and caught fire at about 8:30 a.m., Pacific Air Forces public affairs said in an email.

The crew members are with the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron and were performing a routine training mission, it said.

The Air Force is taking steps to mitigate any possible hydraulic oil and fuel contamination, said Capt. Ray Geoffroy, spokesman for Pacific Air Forces.