THIS is the terrifying moment a passenger jet burst into flames after skidding off a runway during an emergency landing in Peru.
The fire on the Boeing jet left a trail of black smoke and flames along the edge of the tarmac where it came to rest.
Peruvian Airlines said the 737-300 jet drove off the runway for unspecified reasons during the scheduled landing, after swerving to the right.
It said that all 141 people on board the flight, which originated in Lima, were evacuated safely.
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Authorities are now investigating the incident, which occurred about 4:30 pm, at the high-altitude airport in an agricultural valley some 165 miles from Lima, the capital.
The fire likely started when the wing scraped the runway, Interior Minister Carlos Basombrio said.
“The plane couldn’t stop on the runway and they made a maneuver to stop it with the wing and that appears to have caused the fire,” Basombrio told reporters on local broadcaster RPP.
Television images showed a large cloud of black smoke streaming from an airliner in flames.
Boeing said it was aware of the reports of the incident and was gathering information.
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