A JAPAN Airlines plane erupted in flames after apparently colliding with a coast guard aircraft at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday.
All 379 passengers on board the Airbus plane were evacuated, broadcaster NHK reported.
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Local TV showed a large eruption of fire and smoke from the side of the Japan Airlines plane as it taxied on a runway.
The area around the wing then caught fire.
It said the plane was JAL flight 516 had flown out of Shin Chitose airport in Japan to Haneda.
Television pictures caught the shocking moment as passengers and airport workers watched on in horror.
Images from broadcaster NHK showed flames apparently coming out of the plane’s windows and from beneath the aircraft.
Video later showed fire crews working to put out the blaze with streams of water.
The flames had spread to much of the plane.
Videos also circulated on social media of the shocking incident, with passengers seen fleeing form the scene.
NHK quoted JAL as saying it believed its plane was hit by another aircraft, possibly a Japan Coast Guard plane.
Japan’s Coast Guard said it is checking reports about a collision between its aircraft and the JAL flight on fire. It had no further details.
Haneda is one of the busiest airports in Japan, and many people travel over the New Year holidays.
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