Chaos at Miami International Airport after an Amazon cargo plane skidded off the runway after landing and collided with several vehicles.
Footage posted on social media shows the moments after the incident, where the plane is seen outside the runway area, near a road, while part of it is engulfed in flames.
NEW: An Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 cargo jet overran the runway at Miami International Airport and caught fire.
Heavy black smoke visible from across the city.
The FAA issued a ground stop. pic.twitter.com/RNL2db0GRI
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Emergency teams and firefighters have arrived at the scene, and have begun work to extinguish the fire.
"Units arrived and found an aircraft on fire as a result of the crash," the Fire Department said in a statement.
🔴 The FAA announced the closure of the Miami airport following the violent departure of the Boeing 767 from Prime Air.
Les services d'urgence de l'aéroport signalent plusieurs victimes après l'accident. pic.twitter.com/bQrNaNw97l
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According to authorities, there are also people injured in the incident. "Firefighters are working to put out the fire, while there are many injured," the statement said.
Authorities have launched investigations to determine the causes of the incident, while chaos has been created at the airport and measures have been taken to manage the situation.
