Tokyo : Following a potential collision with another aircraft, a Japan Airlines aircraft was on fire on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday, according to a report from the national broadcaster NHK.
According to the NHK report, every one of the 379 passengers and crew members has managed to escape the burning aircraft.
The aircraft has been identified as Flight 516, which originated at Hokkaido’s New Chitose Airport and arrived in the nation’s capital, according to the Japanese flag carrier.
The airlines said the plane collided with what appears to be a Japan Coast Guard aircraft after landing at Haneda airport, said the NHK report.
Fire fighters are currently trying to douse the flames.
Video footage on social media showed the passenger jet moving and then igniting with a large fireball, CNN reported.
The plane is then seen at a standstill with emergency slides open and people running out as firefighters try to douse the flames.
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