Watch: Terrified Passengers Flee as Airplane Catches Fire At Miami Airport After Landing Gear Collapses (Video)

A plane carrying 126 people caught fire when its landing gear collapsed on the runway at Miami International Airport, US.

CBS News reports that three people were injured after a Red Air Flight arrived from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Tuesday evening.

Dramatic videos of the incident which have gone viral on social media showed that the aeroplane had been doused with white chemical foam by firefighters.

There are some other videos showing terrified passengers fleeing the blaze as firefighters got the fire under control.

According to the Independent, the plane was arriving from Santo Domingo at around 5:30pm (local time) when the incident took place. After veering off the runway, the aircraft collided with several objects, including a crane tower and a small building in the area.

Following the incident, some flights were delayed. Officials also said that travellers should consult their individual airlines for more information. Further, they informed that the collapse of the front landing gear in the nose of the aircraft appeared to be the cause of the fire.

According to the Independent, Red Air, which is based in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela, only started conducting flights since late 2021.

The company began by flying charter flights between the Dominican Republican and Miami. It also has authorisation for flights to Tampa, Florida; San Jose, Costa Rica; Medellin and Cartagena, Colombia; Panama; and Caracas, Venezuela.

Plane catches fire after crash landing at Miami International Airport from DR. Sources state there were only minor injuries | #ONLYinDADE pic.twitter.com/AtL9vDYF74

— ONLY in DADE (@ONLYinDADE) June 21, 2022

#Florida ?? | Plane with 126 passengers, from the Dominican Republic, caught fire after landing at #Miami airport. The MD-82 plane, Red Air Flight 203, had landed when the landing gear collapsed and caught fire. 3 people with minor injuries. pic.twitter.com/eBok7Xuwhj

— The informant (@theinformantofc) June 22, 2022

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said that the airplane was a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, and it will be sending a team of investigators to the incident site.

“Fire crews have placed the fire under control and are mitigating fuel spillage,” Miami-Dade Fire Rescue separately said.