Amazon cargo airplane overruns runway at Miami airport

Not less than 5 individuals are lifeless after an Amazon cargo plane overran the runway throughout a touchdown at Miami Worldwide Airport on Sunday afternoon, placing a number of autos and sending a thick black plume of smoke into the air because it caught fireplace.

5 others had been injured within the crash, Miami-Dade Hearth Rescue Chief Raied “Ray” Jadallah stated throughout a information convention Sunday night. Three are in essential situation and had been taken to a trauma middle, whereas two others had been taken to an area hospital, he stated.

A number of victims had been trapped within the autos that had been hit by the airplane and needed to be extricated, Jadallah stated.

“Guys, the airplane’s on fireplace. Airplane’s on fireplace. Put your recreation faces on,” a primary responder stated in Broadcastify audio.

Video beneath: Officers maintain press convention after cargo plane crashes at Miami Worldwide Airport

Responders additionally stated the pilots had been faraway from the airplane and had been being handled.

“Our last sufferers are the pilots that had been faraway from the plane, so we have to get with them and get them handled,” one first responder stated.

There is no such thing as a obvious menace to public security at the moment, Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz stated throughout the information convention. The scene continues to be lively as fireplace rescue crews reply to an ongoing gas leak.

Greater than 60 “items arrived to search out an airplane that had caught on fireplace because of this crash, with heavy flames and smoke exhibiting,” an X publish from Miami-Dade Hearth Rescue says.

Video beneath: Aerial view of the scene

It’s not clear why the airplane was unable to cease earlier than the tip of the runway. The airplane was going practically 130 miles per hour when it left the usable portion of the runway, in accordance with knowledge from monitoring web site Flightradar24.

A overview of air visitors management audio by CNN exhibits the pilots didn’t declare an emergency earlier than the touchdown.

“We’re heartbroken to study that 5 folks misplaced their lives in at present’s incident at Miami Worldwide Airport,” Kelly Nantel, an Amazon spokesperson, stated in a press release to CNN. “Our deepest sympathies exit to the households, family members, and all these affected by this devastating loss.”

“The airplane, which was operated by 21 Air, was trying to land when this incident occurred,” the assertion continues. “We’re working intently with native authorities and officers to study extra and can cooperate totally with any investigation.”

The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was flying from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and landed on runway 30, which is greater than 9,000 toes lengthy, in accordance with FAA knowledge.

The Nationwide Transportation Security Board stated it’s gathering details about the crash and the Federal Aviation Administration will examine.

Inspection crews reported there have been no plane components or particles discovered on the runway, however the airplane broken navigational gear when it left the pavement.

A floor cease on the airport was lifted round 5 p.m. ET, and there’s a floor delay into Monday as a result of disabled plane on the runway, in accordance with the FAA.

The FAA stated the 21 Air flight overran the runway round 2 p.m. native time.

The airline is a cargo service with an operations middle in Miami that performs flights for corporations like Amazon and DHL utilizing Boeing 767 plane.

CNN has reached out to 21 Air for remark.

Runway excursions – when airplanes go off the runway – are the primary incident involving airplanes worldwide, in accordance with knowledge from the Worldwide Air Transport Affiliation.

The runways at Miami Worldwide, like many airports, have a chosen security space that serves as a buffer in case excursions happen.

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CNN’s Sarah Dewberry, Amanda Jackson and Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata contributed to this report.