Plane emergency at Miami International Airport
A plane carrying 126 people caught fire when its landing gear collapsed on the runway at Miami International Airport, according to officials.
The dramatic incident took place when a Red Air flight arrived from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, said Miami-Dade Aviation Department spokesman Greg Chin.
Authorities say that three people received minor injuries and were taken to the hospital for treatment. The remaining passengers were bussed from the site of the accident to the terminal.
The plane was arriving from Santo Domingo at around 5.30pm when the incident took place.
The plane appeared to have come to rest near a grassy area by the side of the runway.
Some flights were delayed due to the fire, airport officials said.
Plane took out radar tower during incident
The Red Air plane collided with several objects during the incident and steered off the runaway into the grassy area between the runway and taxiway, according to WSVN.
A radar tower that was in its path was taken out by the plane, with the debris of the tower visibly wrapped around the right wing of the aircraft.
Graeme Massie22 June 2022 02:34
What is Red Air, the Dominican airline whose plane crash landed at the Miami airport?
Red Air is one of the region’s newest airlines. The company, which is based in the Dominican Republic, launched in the fall of 2021 — looking to challenge other cut-rate airlines by offering relatively affordable flights between the US and the Caribbean country.
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Passengers flee crash site as firefighters tackle blaze
Passengers from the Red Air flight grabbed their bags and ran from the scene of the crash, dramatic social media videos show.
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Miami firefighters tackle blaze
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue took to Twitter and posted details of the dramatic incident.
Graeme Massie22 June 2022 01:19
