Amazon cargo plane on fire after overshooting the runway during landing at Miami airport

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An Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport, hitting multiple vehicles and bursting into flames, sending thick dark clouds of smoke into the air Sunday afternoon.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft overran the runway and crashed while landing around 2 p.m. The flight had been heading to Florida from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Photos and videos shared online appeared to show the Prime Air plane had come to a rest beside a roadway. It was not immediately clear if there were any injuries or deaths.

More than 60 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the airport to extinguish the blaze, officials said.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the FAA was sending investigators and issued a full ground stop at Miami International as emergency crews responded to the crash.

An Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, hitting multiple vehicles before bursting into flames (Reuters)

All runways and taxiways were closed, and a ground stop is in effect, an airport spokesperson said. During a ground stop, all flights are put on hold and the airport is essentially shut down.

The FAA says it expects flights to be delayed even after the airport reopens.

The National Transportation Safety Board said it was “gathering information” about the crash.