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Is Miami airport closed today? Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 crash sparks fire, triggers ground stop
An Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 cargo plane caught fire after overrunning the runway and striking multiple vehicles at Miami International Airport.
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Miami International Airport has been shut down today after a cargo plane crash. An Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 overran the runway, hit multiple vehicles, and caught fire, leaving several people injured.
Is Miami airport closed today?
As per the airport's statement. “All runways and taxiways at [Miami International Airport] are currently closed as of 3:00 p.m. and a ground stop is in effect.” This means no flights are currently able to take off or land at Miami International Airport until further notice.
Multiple people injured, say fire official
As per the BBC, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said its crews "received reports of a hazardous situation involving a plane that overran a runway and struck multiple vehicles" at 1:55pm local time.
The fire department said that when crews arrived, they found the plane "had caught on fire as a result of this crash, with heavy flames and smoke showing."
The statement added that there were "multiple patients" at the scene, and that more than 60 members of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue were responding. Officials said they would “provide additional updates on patients as they become available.”
What happened
Shocking visuals have surfaced showing an Amazon Boeing 767 cargo jet lying crashed on a road just outside Miami International Airport. The footage, shared by NBC 6, shows the massive aircraft sitting sideways across the road as thick black smoke rises from the wreckage. The incident took place on Sunday.
As per reports, the plane had just landed in Miami around 2 pm on Sunday, after flying in from San Juan, Puerto Rico, when the crash happened.
