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An Amazon cargo plane overshot a runway as it landed Sunday in Miami, crashing into vehicles and catching fire, officials said.
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Video showed thick smoke billowing from the blue and white Boeing 767 that had arrived around 2 p.m. (1800 GMT) from Puerto Rico, as fire trucks raced to the scene.
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There was no immediate word on casualties in the incident reported by the Federal Aviation Administration and Miami International Airport.
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The Miami-Dade Fire Department said the plane operating as Prime Air Flight 7598 caught fire as a result of what it called a crash.
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“Firefighters are working on extinguishing the fire and assessing patients,” it said on X.
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The department said the plane overran a runway and hit multiple vehicles near the airport. More than 60 firefighters rushed to the scene, it said.
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The FAA says, "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 Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The FAA will… pic.twitter.com/my0x0bXn1e
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The airport said all its runways and taxiways have been shut down because of the accident.
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Amazon put out a statement saying the aircraft “experienced an incident while attempting to land.” It did not say if anyone was hurt or killed.
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“This is a fast-moving situation and we’re still gathering details. We’re working closely with local authorities and officials to understand exactly what happened,” Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said in the statement.
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