Tokyo Japan:
A Japan Airlines passenger plane burst into flames on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday, television footage showed.
NHK footage showed the plane moving briskly along the runway, with orange flames exploding from below.
JAL plane fire at Tokyo airport
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The cause of the accident was not immediately clear, but television reports said the Airbus plane collided with a Coast Guard aircraft.
Approximately 367 passengers were evacuated from the plane after it collided with another plane at the airport.
A JAL plane catches fire at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. pic.twitter.com/3TZfxHVZkR
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Officials could not be reached for comment.
Television footage showed flames coming out of the windows and the nose of the plane touching the ground as rescue workers sprayed the plane.
There was also burnt debris on the runway.
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