Passenger jet catches fire in Tokyo

Japan Airlines says all 379 people on board the Airbus A350 have been evacuated

Japan Airlines says all 379 people on board the Airbus A350 have been evacuated 

A passenger jet has caught fire on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. The Japan Coast Guard has confirmed that one of its aircraft collided with the Airbus A350 belonging to Japan Airlines shortly before it burst into blames.  

The airline revealed that there were 367 passengers and 12 crew on board Flight 516 when the fire broke out. All of them have been evacuated, with no reports of injuries so far.

The Airbus A350 was conducting a domestic flight when the fire is believed to have broken out at around 6pm local time on Tuesday. 

HGENEWS showed several fire engines battling the flames that engulfed the entire plane. Fire and thick black smoke could be seen billowing out of the windows and exits.