Lion Air Plane RPC 5880 caught fire and exploded at #NAIA runway 24 while taking off... pic.twitter.com/A4jUMv2TRr— Jermaine (@Potatoooooo11) March 29, 2020
WATCH: Plane explodes near NAIA runway— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) March 29, 2020
A private jet explodes near the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Runway No. 24 Sunday, March 29. Initial reports say the explosion happened around 8PM, with 8 on board pic.twitter.com/jLF7lo2Aiq
WATCH: Fire and smoke billowing from what seems to be a private plane that has crashed on NAIA runway. Source who requested anonymity says that the plane was supposed to be delivering medical supplies tonight. Developing story; please follow this thread for updates. | @gmanews pic.twitter.com/gbfkuAmw65— SHAI (@shailagarde) March 29, 2020
8 killed as fire engulfs plane on NAIA runway
MANILA - Eight were killed as flames engulfed a plane taking off from the Ninoy Aquino
International Airport on Sunday, authorities confirmed.
The plane, which was on a medical evacuation mission to Haneda, Japan, was carrying 2 passengers
and 6 crew members, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said in a statement.
The accident happened around 8 p.m. as the plane, identified as a West Wind 24 aircraft, was taking
off at the end of Runway 24, MIAA said.
MIAA's Fire and Rescue team were immediately dispatched to the site to douse the flames with
chemical foam.
"Unfortunately, no passenger survived the accident," MIAA said.
Authorities have temporarily closed the runway as investigators from the Aircraft Accident
Investigation Board of the Civil Aeronautics Authority of the Philippines determine the cause of the incident, the agency added.
