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An Amazon Prime Air cargo plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday before striking multiple vehicles and erupting into a blaze, officials said.
It was initially unclear whether anyone was injured in the crash. Videos from the scene show thick black smoke rising from the plane and a fire.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said that firefighters were "working on extinguishing the fire and assessing patients."
The plane took off from Puerto Rico at noon and reached Miami around 2 p.m., according to data from Flight Aware, a plane tracking service.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on X that a full ground stop is in place "while first responders assess the scene."
The crash prompted airport officials to close all runways, officials said. The plane was left disabled at the northwest end of the airport.
A representative from Amazon did not immediately return a request for comment Sunday.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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