Amazon Cargo Plane Crashes at Miami Int'l Airport: At Least Five Fatalities
An Amazon Prime Air cargo jet overshot a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, resulting in the deaths of at least five people and injuring five others. The Boeing 767-300 freighter, operated by North Carolina-based 21 Air, had just completed a route from San Juan, Puerto Rico, when it barreled past the usable tarmac around 2 p.m. ET.
The aircraft plowed across an adjacent roadway near local warehouse facilities, colliding with multiple ground vehicles and igniting a intense blaze that sent heavy plumes of dark smoke over the airport grounds.
Emergency response efforts escalated rapidly as more than 60 units and roughly 200 fire personnel converged on the disaster scene. Rescuers deployed specialized foam apparatus to battle a severe engine fire and mitigate an ongoing fuel spill while extracting individuals trapped inside impacted automobiles as well as the flight crew inside the cockpit.