An Amazon Prime plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport and crashed on Sunday. Marco Bello/REUTERS An Amazon Prime Air cargo plane overshot a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday. It then crashed into multiple vehicles before erupting in flames. At least five people were killed in the crash, authorities said. Local authorities said at least five people were killed and five more injured after an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, striking multiple vehicles and erupting into a blaze. Videos from the scene showed a fire and thick black smoke rising from the plane. At a later news conference, Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said the fire had been contained and that there was no ongoing threat to the public. An Amazon spokesperson said that "an Amazon Air plane operated by 21 Air experienced an incident while attempting to land at Miami International Airport today." "This is a fast-moving situation and we're still gathering details," the spokesperson, Kelly Nantel, said in an X post. "We're working closely with local authorities and officials to understand exactly what happened." The plane took off from Puerto Rico at noon and reached Miami around 2 p.m., according to data from Flight Aware, a plane tracking service. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on X that a full ground stop was in place "while first responders assess the scene." The plane was left disabled at the northwest end of the airport. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue radio transmissions recorded on Broadcastify, the plane crossed 67th Avenue, a nearby road, before it struck a truck. "We have a patient trapped," a first responder said, according to the recordings. First responders scrambled to attain a reliable water supply as they sought to control the fire on the plane, according to the recordings. A command dispatcher asked first responders several times to enter the plane, according to the recordings. The fire was largely extinguished by 2:08 p.m. "I need you to start making entry with your crew so we can shut down the engine," the command dispatcher said, according to the recordings. "I believe the pilots are out of the aircraft." A first responder said in the recordings that one pilot was with him in a parking lot. Another first responder said that the pilot was talking with firefighters at the scene to show them how to shut down the engine. This is a developing story and will be updated. Read the original article on Business Insider
An Amazon Prime plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport and crashed on Sunday.Marco Bello/REUTERS An Amazon Prime Air cargo plane overshot a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday. It then crashed into multiple vehicles before erupting in flames. At least five people were killed in the crash, authorities said. Local authorities said at least five people were killed and five more injured after an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, striking multiple vehicles and erupting into a blaze. Videos from the scene showed a fire and thick black smoke rising from the plane. At a later news conference, Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said the fire had been contained and that there was no ongoing threat to the public. An Amazon spokesperson said that "an Amazon Air plane operated by 21 Air experienced an incident while attempting to land at Miami International Airport today." "This is a fast-moving situation and we're still gathering details," the spokesperson, Kelly Nantel, said in an X post. "We're working closely with local authorities and officials to understand exactly what happened." The plane took off from Puerto Rico at noon and reached Miami around 2 p.m., according to data from Flight Aware, a plane tracking service. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on X that a full ground stop was in place "while first responders assess the scene." The plane was left disabled at the northwest end of the airport. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue radio transmissions recorded on Broadcastify, the plane crossed 67th Avenue, a nearby road, before it struck a truck. "We have a patient trapped," a first responder said, according to the recordings. First responders scrambled to attain a reliable water supply as they sought to control the fire on the plane, according to the recordings. A command dispatcher asked first responders several times to enter the plane, according to the recordings. The fire was largely extinguished by 2:08 p.m. "I need you to start making entry with your crew so we can shut down the engine," the command dispatcher said, according to the recordings. "I believe the pilots are out of the aircraft." A first responder said in the recordings that one pilot was with him in a parking lot. Another first responder said that the pilot was talking with firefighters at the scene to show them how to shut down the engine. This is a developing story and will be updated. Read the original article on Business Insider
