Amazon Cargo Plane Overshoots Miami Runway, Hits Vehicles and Catches Fire
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- An Amazon Boeing 767 operating as Prime Air Flight 7598 overshot a runway while landing in Miami and struck several vehicles before catching fire.
- More than 60 firefighters responded, while officials had not immediately reported any casualties.
- Miami International Airport shut all runways and taxiways after the crash.
An Amazon cargo plane overshot a runway while landing in Miami on Sunday, struck multiple vehicles and caught fire, officials said.
Video showed thick smoke rising from the blue-and-white Boeing 767, which arrived from Puerto Rico at about 2 p.m. local time. The aircraft operated as Prime Air Flight 7598.
The Miami-Dade Fire Department said the plane overran the runway and hit vehicles near the airport. More than 60 firefighters responded. The department said crews were extinguishing the fire and assessing patients, but officials had not immediately provided information about casualties.
Miami International Airport said it shut all runways and taxiways because of the accident.
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