Big scare at Miami airport, this Tuesday late afternoon. A plane from Santo Domingo caught fire as it landed. The collapse of the nose landing gear would be in question.
The Red Air company aircraft was able to be immobilized and the passengers, as well as the flight attendants, evacuated via the emergency slide, as shown by several videos shared on social networks In a press release relayed by CNNthe airline says the plane was carrying 130 passengers and ten crew.
US authorities open an investigation
According to information from the American agency Associated Press, relayed by The Guardian this Wednesday, three people were slightly injured in the incident. They were hospitalized. On the spot, the firefighters quickly intervened to bring the flames under control.
In the aftermath, the National Transportation Safety Board, an independent agency of the US government, announced the opening of an investigation to determine the exact causes of the fire, which quickly spread to the wing of the plane. .
Red Air expressed its “absolute solidarity with the passengers and crew of the aircraft”. An investigation was also opened by the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation.