The terrifying moment when a Boeing 747 purportedly caught fire mid-air just moments after taking off from Miami International Airport Thursday night was caught on camera.
The plane in question was an Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 cargo plane. The company said in a statement that it returned safely to the airport with no injuries reported.
‘The crew followed all standard procedures and safely returned to MIA,’ the company said in a statement.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded and no injuries were reported, Miami International Airport said in a separate statement.
Flightaware data shows that the over $400 million dollar plane took off from Miami airport at 10:32pm and returned at 10:46pm. It continued on its planned journey to San Juan, Puerto Rico, later in the evening.
A Miami-area resident took the shocking video showing the flames flying through sky after the plane left the runway
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded and no injuries were reported, Miami International Airport said in a separate statement
The Miami-area Instagram user who posted the video showing the plane on fire said that she contacted Miami Dade County Emergency shortly after noticing the unfolding disaster.
Officials thanked her for contacting them and assured her that the plane returned to Miami international with no injuries reported.
Flightaware data said that the plane flew on from Puerto Rico to Bogota, Colombia, in the early hours of Friday without incident.
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