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Plane catches fire after landing on runway at Tokyo airport

Plane catches fire
Plane catches fire
A Japan Airlines aircraft caught fire during its landing at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, with all 367 passengers and 12 crew members successfully evacuating after colliding with a Japan Coast Guard plane.
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NHK footage depicted the plane ablaze on the runway, identified as Flight 516 from New Chitose Airport, Hokkaido, scheduled to land at Haneda at 5:40 p.m.

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The aircraft is understood to have been involved in a crash with a Japan coast guard aircraft.

The coast guard confirmed it is investigating the reports.

Reports stated that one person from aboard the coast guard plane had escaped, while five remained missing.

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