Fire on JAL Aircraft at Haneda Airport, Japan... "400 Passengers Onboard, Evacuating" (Update)

A fire broke out on a Japan Airlines (JAL) aircraft landing on a runway at Haneda Airport in Japan.

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According to footage filmed by Japan's public broadcaster NHK on the 2nd, a fire broke out on an aircraft landing on runway C at Haneda Airport.

NHK reported that the aircraft was flight 516, which departed from Hokkaido New Chitose Airport at 4 PM and was scheduled to land at Haneda Airport at 5:40 PM.

It was also added that there is information suggesting a possible collision with an aircraft belonging to the Japan Coast Guard.

According to JAL, there were about 400 crew members and passengers on board, and all are reported to be evacuating; they are currently verifying the details.

The JAL aircraft is on fire, and several fire trucks have been dispatched to the scene to extinguish the blaze.

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