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Amazon Cargo Jet Skids Off Runway, Bursts Into Flames Outside Miami Airport

Amazon Cargo Jet Skids Off Runway, Bursts Into Flames Outside Miami Airport

<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> <br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div style&equals;"position&colon;relative" data-narration-container&equals;"true">&NewLine;<p>A Boeing 767 cargo jet flying for Amazon’s Prime Air network skidded off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon&comma; tore through the airport’s perimeter fence&comma; and slammed into vehicles on a nearby road&comma; according to federal officials and video from the scene&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Federal Aviation Administration <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;x&period;com&sol;FAANews&sol;status&sol;2096677693722898862" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">said<&sol;a> 21 Air Flight 7598 ran off the runway at roughly 2 p&period;m&period; after arriving from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan&comma; Puerto Rico&period; The aircraft&comma; a 30-year-old Boeing 767-300 freighter carrying Amazon’s Prime Air logo&comma; was landing on Runway 30 when it failed to stop before reaching the end of the pavement&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nbcnews&period;com&sol;news&sol;us-news&sol;amazon-plane-crash-miami-rcna596369" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">according<&sol;a> to NBC News&period; It continued past the runway’s edge&comma; breached the airport boundary&comma; crossed a perimeter road&comma; and came to rest after colliding with several vehicles&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Footage circulating online showed the jet resting against a chain-link fence with heavy black smoke pouring from the wreckage&period; Miami-Dade Fire Rescue <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;x&period;com&sol;MiamiDadeFire&sol;status&sol;2096681097732002266" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">said<&sol;a> more than 60 units responded and found the plane engulfed in flames&semi; crews worked to contain the blaze and evaluate what the department described as multiple patients&period; The extent of injuries has not been confirmed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr" lang&equals;"en">🚨 BREAKING UPDATE&colon; The plane that overran the runway and crashed in Miami was an Amazon Prime 767 en route from San Juan<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Injuries HAVE been reported&comma; but thank GOD this wasn’t a passenger jet&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But obviously&comma; keep praying from the victims&excl; 🙏🏻<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>h&sol;t <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;x&period;com&sol;AZ&lowbar;Intel&lowbar;&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">&commat;AZ&lowbar;Intel&lowbar;<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;MPOdEyU34T" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;MPOdEyU34T<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;H4NO3Tvo6O" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;H4NO3Tvo6O<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>— Nick Sortor &lpar;&commat;nicksortor&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;x&period;com&sol;nicksortor&sol;status&sol;2096667830460551404&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">September 6&comma; 2026<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>All runways and taxiways at Miami International were shut down amid a ground stop expected to last into the evening&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Amazon spokeswoman Kelly Nantel confirmed to NBC News that the aircraft was operating a Prime Air route on behalf of the company but was flown by contract carrier 21 Air&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This is a fast-moving situation and we’re still gathering the details&comma;” Nantel said&comma; adding that Amazon was coordinating with local authorities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The National Transportation Safety Board told the outlet it is collecting information on the incident&period; A cause has not been determined&comma; and it remains unclear whether the crew declared an emergency before landing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script><br &sol;>&NewLine;<br &sol;><br &sol;>&NewLine;<br &sol;><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;dailywire&period;com&sol;news&sol;amazon-cargo-jet-skids-off-runway-bursts-into-flames-outside-miami-airport">Source link <&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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