The 379 passengers and crew of the Japanese company Japan Airlines (JAL) plane that caught fire today on the runway at Haneda airport in Tokyo were evacuated, according to images from a fixed camera on the Japanese network NHK.
The plane, flight number 516, came from New Chitose airport in Hokkaido (northern Japan) and had landed a few minutes before the collision shortly after 6 p.m. (local time, 9 GMT), as detailed by NHK.
Although the reason for the fire is unknown, the plane would have started burning after a collision with another Japanese Coast Guard aircraft, according to the first reports on the ground, where several fire trucks are trying to put out the fire.
The total number of people who were on the plane, 367 passengers and 12 crew members, managed to be evacuated from the ship, an Airbus A350, while one person was evacuated from the Coast Guard plane, which is based in Haneda. He managed to escape and the situation of his other five crew members is unknown.
Neither the Japanese Coast Guard nor the Meteorological Agency pointed out the reason for the accident, since there had been no adverse weather conditions or strong winds, as they noted.
In the images provided by NHK, a large flame can be seen coming out of the plane, as well as a large column of black smoke and numerous fire trucks, although the fire would already be under control, according to the latest reports.
