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Emergency: Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport

From Die Zeit · () German

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

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  • An Amazon cargo aircraft flying from Puerto Rico overshot the runway while landing at Miami International Airport and caught fire.
  • Local firefighters said the Boeing 767-300 struck several vehicles, while the number of injured people remained unclear.
  • Miami airport temporarily halted flights before later reopening one runway and advising passengers to check with their airlines.

An Amazon cargo plane from Puerto Rico overshot the runway while landing at Miami International Airport and caught fire, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.

Local firefighters said the aircraft struck several vehicles. Authorities had not established how many people were injured.

The Boeing 767-300 had flown from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Miami airport temporarily suspended air traffic after the accident, then later said one runway had reopened and advised passengers to check with their airlines.

The aircraft was operating on behalf of Amazon. An Amazon spokeswoman said on X that an incident occurred during the landing attempt and that the company was working closely with authorities to understand what happened. Amazon said the flight operated through a partner airline. It remained unclear whether the plane was carrying cargo.

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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. 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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