Three hospitalized in Miami after airplane's touchdown gear catches fireplace

Three folks have been hospitalized with minor accidents Tuesday after a part of a airplane arriving from the Dominican Republic caught fireplace because it landed at Miami Worldwide Airport in Florida, officers mentioned.

The touchdown gear of Crimson Air Flight 203 from Santo Domingo collapsed when the airplane touched down at 5:30 p.m., inflicting a hearth that was then extinguished by Miami-Dade Fireplace Rescue, airport officers reported on social media.

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The airplane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 jetliner, carried a complete of 126 passengers. These aboard have been safely evacuated and bussed to the terminal, the airport's communications director, Greg Chin, advised the Related Press. The three injured have been taken to space hospitals.

Flights have been delayed on the airport following the fireplace, together with at the very least two being delayed across the space wherein the Crimson Air flight landed, in keeping with CNN. Passengers on the airport have been instructed to succeed in out to their airways for the standing of their flights.

The Nationwide Transportation Security Board mentioned in a tweet that a crew was being despatched to assist examine the incident and that investigators have been anticipated to reach Wednesday.