Three hurt as jet crash lands and catches fire in Miami

Emergency crews reached the plane in a minute and a half, according to Miami-Dade county mayor, Daniella Levine Cava

Firefighting units are seen next to a Red Air plane that caught fire after the front landing gear collapsed upon landing at Miami International Airport. Picture: Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/AP

The crash landing of a jet that caught fire on the runway at Miami International Airport with 126 people on board had passengers screaming and panicking, witnesses said.

“People were very frightened,” Red Air Flight 203 passenger Mauricio Davis told the Miami Herald.