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RARE PHOTOS: Japan airlines plane catches fire on tokyo runway - The Real Truth

Firefighters work at Tokyo's Haneda airport after a Japan Airlines A350 aeroplane burst into flames [Issei Kato/Reuters]

Hundreds of people have been evacuated from a Japan Airlines plane after it burst into flames at Tokyo’s Haneda airport.

The Airbus A350 plane skidded down the runway shortly before 6pm (09:00 GMT) on Tuesday, following a collision with a small aircraft after it landed. All 379 passengers on board the Japan Airlines (JAL) plane were safely evacuated, Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito told reporters.

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