A Japan Airlines plane caught fire on the tarmac of Tokyo's Haneda International Airport on Tuesday, just a day after a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake devastated large swathes of Japan's West Coast.
Television footage shown by the channel "NHK" showed the plane going on the runway and the fire erupting from the lower part of its structure.
飛行機からの脱出映像
— あきこ (@De05550) January 2, 2024
海上保安庁の機体 ショッキング 全員脱出 海保の機体 乗客脱出 人工地震 羽田空港 管制ミス
飛行機炎上 飛行機事故 JAL機 地震の次 海保の機体 乗客無事 海上保安庁の機体 A350 pic.twitter.com/FgozBUxUtX
A Japan Airlines spokesman said the plane that caught fire at Haneda International Airport had more than 300 passengers on board.
Japanese media said that the flaming Japanese plane collided with a Coast Guard plane while it was walking on the runway, and the collision caused the plane to catch fire.
2024年1月2日 午後5時45分ごろ
— たの(^o^)さん (@o19289789) January 2, 2024
羽田空港で、JAL機(新千歳→羽田)と海上保安庁の航空機が衝突
滑走路で爆発したJAL機の機体は燃え尽き、機体が折れた
乗客乗員全員脱出で無事。今のところ怪我人の情報は不明#羽田空港#JAL#JAL機#滑走路#衝突#事故#海上保安庁#航空機#火災 pic.twitter.com/oDc9ZQuXsX
One eyewitness wrote on the X-site: "a plane exploded in front of me.."He shared a clip of the passenger plane on fire .
Fire crews were deployed to the scene immediately, and footage broadcast by Japanese broadcaster NHK showed how firefighters were desperately trying to extinguish the flames with multiple hoses.
乗客乗員は全員脱出した模様
— MANATO/ITM_77W (@manatonairplane) January 2, 2024
※羽田空港出発便は全便出発見合わせ中
※着陸便は空中待機or目的地変更中
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According to reports, all passengers were evacuated from the burning plane at Tokyo airport, while 5 people on board the Japan Coast Guard plane were declared missing after the collision.
