Passenger plane makes belly landing in Miami and catches fire | Abroad

It is a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 of RED Air, a low budget airline of the Dominican Republic that has only been in existence since the fall of last year. The aircraft had problems with the landing gear for reasons that are still unclear, forcing it to make a belly landing.

The plane caught fire during landing. The plane eventually came to a stop in the grass.

Images circulating on social media show people fleeing from the plane while one of the wings is on fire and the fire brigade is already on the scene. He managed to extinguish the fire.

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