LATAM Airlines plane crashes on Peruvian runway, two firefighters dead - Reuters Canada

LIMA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - A LATAM Airlines (LTM.SN) pitchy collided with a firetruck connected the runway of Peru's Jorge Chavez International Airport arsenic it was taking disconnected connected Friday, the bearer said, resulting successful the decease of 2 firefighters.

No passengers oregon formation unit members were killed successful the incident, the hose said.

It remains unclear wherefore the firetruck entered the runway portion the level was taking disconnected and the prosecutors' bureau said it was investigating the incidental arsenic imaginable manslaughter.

Video posted connected societal media showed the pitchy colliding with the firetruck arsenic it careened down the runway, past rapidly catching occurrence and smoking heavy arsenic it crushed to a halt.

Lima Airport Partners, which operates Jorge Chavez successful Lima, the nation's astir important airport, said the airdrome volition stay closed astatine slightest done 1 p.m. section clip connected Saturday.

The formation was LA2213, covering the home Lima-Juliaca route, LATAM Airlines said.

This is the 2nd incidental successful little than a period involving LATAM Airlines, aft 1 of its planes had its chemoreceptor destroyed during a terrible tempest that forced it to marque an emergency landing.

Reporting by Marco Aquino successful Lima, further reporting by Fabian Cambero successful Santiago, Marcelo Rochabrun successful Lima and Carolina Pulice successful Mexico City; Editing by Anthony Esposito, Rosalba O'Brien and Matthew Lewis

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