A LATAM Airlines plane taking off from Lima's international airport has struck a firetruck on the runway and caught fire in Peru.
Lima Airport Partners, the company that operates Jorge Chávez International Airport, said in a tweet that operations at the facility had been suspended. There were 102 passengers and six crew members aboard the Airbus A320neo.
Luis Ponce La Jara, general commander of the fire department, said two firefighters were killed and one was injured when the truck they were in was struck by the plane. Both the plane and the firetruck were in motion when they collided.Flight LA2213 was taking off from Lima's main airport en route to the Peruvian city of Juliaca.LATAM Airlines said it lamented the death of the firefighters and would provide flexibility to reprogram flights to affected passengers at no extra cost.
The Prosecutor's Office in Callao, where the airport is located, said an investigation into the cause of the accident had been opened.
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