A Japan Airlines airplane was on Tuesday seen in flames on the runway of Tokyo's Haneda Airport after a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft.
Five crewmembers were found dead on the Coast Guard plane, while all 379 people on board the Airbus were safely evacuated.
The Airbus had arrived from Japan's Shin-Chitose Airport on the northern island of Hokkaido.
According to reports, the Coast Guard plane was scheduled to leave to help with rescue efforts following a massive earthquake in Japan on Monday.
More than 70 fire engines were deployed to douse the fire
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Japan Airlines' A350 airplane is on fire at Tokyo's Haneda airport
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Firefighters work at Tokyo's Haneda International Airport after Japan Airlines' A350 airplane caught fire
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Firefighters trying to extinguish a fire on a Japan Airlines plane
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Rescue workers trying to douse the fire after a Japan Airlines airplane caught fire
The footage showed orange flames coming out of windows and the airplane's nose on the ground as rescue workers sprayed it.
The images also showed the aircraft moving briskly along the runway at Haneda Airport, one of the world's busiest, before an explosion burst from beneath and behind it.
The plane was moving along the runway before the explosion
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Firefighters attempting to douse a fire on the Japan Airlines plane
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The plane is seen in orange flames
Burning debris was also seen on the runway
The Airbus reportedly collided with a coastguard aircraft
As per reports, the airport has been closed to traffic.
(With agency inputs)
