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At least five people have died after an Amazon cargo plane overrun a runway at Miami International Airport, striking several vehicles.
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Officials say Prime Air Flight 7598 overran the airport's diagonal runway on Sunday afternoon local time.
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The airport issued a ground stop and closed the runways, which remains in effect.
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At least five people have died after an Amazon cargo plane barrelled off a runway at Miami International Airport, striking multiple vehicles and bursting into flames, a sheriff has confirmed.
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The crash sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky and forced the closure of all runways at one of the United States's busiest airports.
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Five people were killed, three critically injured and two others taken to hospital with less severe injuries
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, Miami-Dade County officials told a news conference.
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Miami-Dade Rescue Fire Chief Ray Jadallah said some people were trapped inside vehicles and the pilot and copilot were trapped in the plane.
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He said fire crews were still dealing with a fuel leak on the plane several hours after the crash.
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More than 60 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the crash, arriving to find the aircraft on fire as crews worked to extinguish the flames and assess patients.
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The Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft overran the runway about 2pm on Sunday, local time, after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said the plane struck multiple vehicles after leaving the runway.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the FAA was sending investigators and had issued a full ground stop at Miami International as emergency crews responded.
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"At approximately 2pm today, Prime Air flight 7598 overran Miami International Airport's diagonal runway and is disabled at the north-west end of the airport," the airport said in a statement.
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"All runways and taxiways at [Miami International Airport] are currently closed as of 3pm and a ground stop is in effect."
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The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semi-trucks, according to images from the scene.
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The aircraft appeared to be resting on its belly and was largely intact despite the fire.
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The flight had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina.
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The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24
All runways and taxiways were closed, an airport spokesperson said.
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About 250 flights were delayed at the airport as of late Sunday afternoon, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions.
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The FAA warned that delays were likely to persist even after the airport reopened, with arrivals and departures expected to resume at a reduced rate.
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The National Transportation Safety Board said it was "gathering information".
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Amazon said in a statement that it would cooperate with any investigation.
"We're heartbroken to learn that five people lost their lives in today's incident at Miami International Airport," the company said.
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"Our deepest sympathies go out to the families, loved ones, and all those affected by this devastating loss."
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Jackson Lee, who runs an electronics shop near the crash site, went outside with four colleagues after the crash and saw smoke rising near the airport's fences.
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We hear planes taking off and landing every five minutes.
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I thought I'd got used to it," Mr Lee said.
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"I never thought it could come this close to us."
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