Passengers safely evacuated as Japan Airlines jet catches fire upon landing at Haneda airport: NHK
A Japan Airlines jet caught fire upon landing at Haneda airport, leading to the swift evacuation of all passengers
A Japan Airlines aircraft caught fire upon landing at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Tuesday, as reported by national broadcaster NHK. All passengers and crew were safely evacuated. Video footage captured the plane moving, then suddenly igniting into a large fireball. Emergency slides were deployed as people fled the burning aircraft while firefighters worked to extinguish the flames.
According to NHK, there were approximately 400 pasengers and crew on board the plane.
CNN is reaching out to officials to confirm more details.
Japan Airlines flight 516 departed from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido bound for Tokyo's Haneda Airport, as reported by NHK.
According to NHK, Japan Airlines has stated that the aircraft was involved in a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft upon landing.
According to the flight tracking site, FlightAware, the flight was an Airbus A350-900.
This is a breaking news story. More to come.
