Amazon cargo plane overruns runway at Miami International Airport
The plane also "struck multiple vehicles" on a nearby road, rescuers said.
An Amazon Air cargo plane from Puerto Rico overran a runway at Miami International Airport Sunday afternoon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Amazon.
"21 Air Flight 7598 overran the runway after landing at Miami International Airport around 2 p.m. local time on Sunday, Sept. 6. The Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft departed from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico," the FAA statement said.
"We can confirm that an Amazon Air plane operated by 21 Air experienced an incident while attempting to land at Miami International Airport today," Kelly Nantel, a spokesperson for Amazon, said in a statement, adding that it was a "fast-moving situation" and that Amazon was "working closely with local authorities and officials to understand exactly what happened."
"Right now, our absolute priority is the safety, well-being, and care of everyone involved. We're doing everything we can to support those affected," the statement added.
"At approximately 2 p.m. today, Prime Air flight 7598 overran Miami International Airport’s diagonal runway and is disabled at the northwest end of the airport," according to a statement issued by Miami International Airport.
"All runways and taxiways at MIA are currently closed as of 3:00 p.m. and a ground stop is in effect. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) has responded," the airport statement further said.
"Over 60 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units are on scene of an incident involving a plane that overran a runway and struck multiple vehicles near Miami International Airport," according to a post on X from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. "Units arrived to find an airplane that had caught on fire as a result of this crash, with heavy flames and smoke showing. Firefighters are working on extinguishing the fire and assessing patients."
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