Japan Airlines plane bursts into flames on Tokyo runway after collision

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#Haneda Airport

#Tokyo

Hundreds of people have been evacuated from a Japan Airlines plane after it burst into flames at Tokyo International Airport, also known as Haneda.

The plane was involved in a collision with another aircraft after landing on Tuesday. All 379 passengers on board the Japan Airlines (JAL) plane were safely evacuated, Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito told reporters.

Japan's Coast Guard also confirmed that the collision involved one of its planes. Five of the six crew members from the smaller plane - bound for central Japan after Monday's huge earthquake died, Saito said.