Topline
A jet with an Amazon logo on it crashed at Miami International Airport, according to video footage obtained by local news stations that show billowing plumes of black smoke on the airport’s runway—as the Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for all flights at the airport.
Key Facts
A flight from cargo shipper 21 Air overran the runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday around 2 p.m. EDT, the FAA said in a statement, noting it was a Boeing 767-300 that left from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Video footage obtained by NBC6 shows the aircraft billowing black smoke.
In a statement on social media, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said the plane struck “multiple vehicles,” and over 60 units are responding to help extinguish the fire and treat patients.
The FAA issued a ground stop for “disabled aircraft on the runway,” according to the agency’s website.
A spokesperson for Miami International Airport told the New York Times the flight was Prime Air flight 7598, the cargo carrier owned by Amazon, and numerous videos and images of the crash posted to social media show the jet has Amazon signage.
Amazon did not immediately return a request for comment about the incident from Forbes.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
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