Plane catches fire at Miami airport, three injured

The fire was caused by the collapse of landing gear on a Red Air flight arriving from Santo Domingo

June 22, 2022 04:39 am | Updated 05:10 am IST - MIAMI:

Fire crew at Miami airport brought fire under control after a passenger plane caught fire after landing. Photo: Twitter/@MiamiDadeFire

Fire crew at Miami airport brought fire under control after a passenger plane caught fire after landing. Photo: Twitter/@MiamiDadeFire

A passenger plane carrying 126 people caught fire after landing on Tuesday at Miami International Airport when landing gear collapsed, though no serious injuries were reported, authorities said.

The fire was caused by the collapse of landing gear on a Red Air flight arriving from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Miami-Dade Aviation Department spokesman Greg Chin said in an email to The Associated Press.

The plane was carrying 126 people, and three of them were taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries, he added. Other passengers were being bussed from the plane to the terminal.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue posted on Twitter that fire crews had placed the fire under control and were mitigating fuel spillage.

TV news images showed the plane appeared to have come to rest in grass beside the runway and it and a large area around it were apparently doused with with firefighters' chemicals. At least three firefighting vehicles were positioned nearby.

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