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Terrifying pictures show moment passengers rushed to escape plane on FIRE after crash landing at Miami airport
THIS is the horrifying moment passengers escaped a plane as it caught fire after crash landing at a Florida airport.
The Red Air jet burst into flames at Miami airport at around 5:30 pm on Tuesday, minorly injuring three people.
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Pictures and video from inside the plane - which was coming in from the and carrying 126 passengers and 11 crew members - was shared on social media on Tuesday night.
ABC-affiliate WPLG shared a clip taken from inside the plane after its abrupt descent.
Grabs from the footage, which has obtained more than 106,000 views on Twitter, capture the chaos and panic that unfolded as passengers exited the aircraft.
"Video shows frantic moments passengers make their way out of RedAir flight 203 after landing gear collapse & fire at MIA…some use emergency chute," the outlet tweeted alongside the video.
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The passenger recording the footage appeared to be holding a water bottle and pushing a carry-on bag through the aisle as people are heard yelling.
As the unidentified person moves to exit the plane, a flight attendant is seen directing passengers out of the aircraft as the two pilots remain seated in the cockpit.
It appears another flight attendant was standing by the doorway and helping people down an inflatable slide.
Within seconds, the person recording is seen gliding down the evacuation slide, with their water bottle and luggage in hand.
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The passenger quickly proceeds to stand up on the tarmac, following other distraught travelers, who are walking and running away from the plane.
As the person recording turns the camera back around toward the plane, billows of smoke are seen pouring out of the aircraft as screams are heard.
According to reports, the plane's landing gear collapsed on the runway, causing the aircraft to catch fire.
Shocking pictures revealed the thick black smoke billowing from the jet.
The three people injured were taken to a nearby hospital afterward.
reported that a radar tower was wiped out by the aircraft, along with a small building in the area.
Wild shared on social media showed the plane skid along the runway before flames and a big plume of smoke emerged.
Miami-Dade County mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the plane's landing apparatus was "destroyed" in the impact of the crash.
Fire crews were on the scene dousing the plane in foam to help put the blaze out.
Passenger Paola Garcia told CBS Miami: "I thought I was going to die, actually.
"There was an old man next to me and I was hugging him. It was horrible.
"We were bumping from side to side and all the windows like break and then everything's fine.
"Then the people start running and running and I like jump and start running because there was fire and all that."
Another passenger, Balo Delgado, told the outlet he was scared before feeling reassured when fire crews arrived on the scene.
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Red Air flight 203 had departed Las Américas International Airport in the Dominican Republic earlier in the day.
The National Transportation Safety Board will now investigate what led up to the fiery incident.
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