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Amazon cargo plane overruns runway at Miami airport and catches fire

From El País · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • An Amazon-operated Boeing 767-300 left a runway at Miami International Airport, crossed a road and caught fire near a logistics warehouse.
  • Miami-Dade firefighters said the plane hit several vehicles and caused injuries, but authorities had not specified the number of injured or whether anyone died.
  • The airport suspended operations while about 60 fire units responded; the aircraft had flown from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the crew's condition was unknown.

An Amazon cargo plane left a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, crossed a road with moderate traffic and crashed into flames near a logistics warehouse.

Miami-Dade's fire department confirmed that the aircraft hit several vehicles along its path and injured people. Authorities had not said how many people were hurt or whether there were fatalities. About 60 fire units went to the scene to fight the blaze caused by the plane.

The aircraft was a Boeing 767-300 arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico. The condition of the crew remained unknown, according to the report.

Miami International Airport suspended traffic after the crash, which occurred during the Labor Day holiday weekend, one of the busiest travel periods in the United States and the traditional end of summer. The report was published as breaking news, with an update expected.

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Originally published by El País in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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