A fire broke out in a plane on a runway at Japan’s Tokyo Haneda airport on Tuesday, according to footage broadcast by country’s public broadcaster NHK. Flames were seen coming out of the windows of an aircraft.
A possible collision with a Coast Guard aircraft is being seen as the reason for the blaze on the plane, Nippon TV reported.
A spokesperson at Japan Airlines said the aircraft originated from Shin-Chitose airport in Hokkaido and was carrying more than 300 passengers.
The runway was also set alight, it was reported. The plane was said to be of the Japan Airlines. The incident, BBC reported, happened when the plane was landing on the runway at Haneda airport.
It was also reported that the plane, JAL 516, had taken off from Hokkaido.
NHK also showed fire crews working to put out the fire. It wasn’t immediately clear what had happened or if there were injuries.
Haneda is one of the busiest airports in Japan
