Japan Plane Fire: A major accident occurred on Tuesday (January 2) in earthquake-ravaged Japan. A plane caught fire while landing on the runway of Haneda Airport in Tokyo. There were more than 350 passengers on board and all of them are safe.
According to Japan’s NHK TV, the passenger plane collided with a coast guard plane at the airport and caught fire. In this, five crew members aboard the Coast Guard plane died. One person is injured.
What did the PM say?
NHK TV quoted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as saying that 367 passengers and 12 crew members on the plane were evacuated safely. Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida said that the loss of lives of five people is extremely regrettable and disturbing. I express my deepest condolences to their families.
According to the New York Times, the Coast Guard plane was going to supply goods to the areas affected by the earthquake in Japan.
A day before this accident, on Monday (January 1), several earthquakes were felt one after the other in Ishikawa province and surrounding areas of Japan, the maximum of which was 7.6. At least 30 people died due to the earthquake.
What did the traveler say?
Many videos of the accident have surfaced. It can be seen that the Japan Airlines plane collides with the Coast Guard plane present here while landing at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. After this a fire starts.
#WATCH , A Japan Airlines jet was engulfed in flames at Tokyo’s Haneda airport after a possible collision with a Coast Guard aircraft, with the airline saying that all 379 passengers and crew had been safely evacuated: Reuters
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— ANI (@ANI) January 2, 2024
Speaking to Scottish newspaper Aftonbladet, Swede Anton Deibe, who was traveling with his father and sister on the Japan Airlines plane, said that the entire cabin was filled with smoke within a short time. After this the emergency doors were opened and we came out.
While talking to NHK, another female passenger said that I felt that I would not be able to survive.
How did the accident unfold?
This accident has come to light at a time when people are returning to the country after celebrating holidays after the New Year. According to the Japan Times, Haneda Airport is one of the busiest airports in Japan.