Commotion broke out at Miami International Airport when an Amazon cargo plane veered off the runway after landing and collided with vehicles.

Videos circulating on social media show the large aircraft coming to a stop next to a road, off the runway, and catching fire. Meanwhile, there are reports of casualties.

“Emergency crews arrived and found a plane that had caught fire as a result of the crash,” the local Fire Department stated in a press release. “Firefighters are working to extinguish the fire, and there are many injured.”

NEW: An Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 cargo jet overshot the runway at Miami International Airport and caught fire.

Heavy black smoke is visible from across the city.

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The FAA issued a ground stop. pic.twitter.com/RNL2db0GRI

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The FAA has announced the closure of Miami Airport until further notice following the violent runway overrun by the Prime Air Boeing 767.

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Airport emergency services report several casualties following the accident. pic.twitter.com/bQrNaNw97l

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According to a statement from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to CNN, the flight “veered off the runway after landing at Miami International Airport at approximately 2:00 p.m. local time.”

The aircraft, a Boeing 767-300 Cargo, had taken off from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

BREAKING: An Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767-300(F) has reportedly overshot the runway at Miami International Airport.

The FAA has issued a ground stop effective from approximately 2:02 p.m. EDT until 3:00 p.m. EDT. pic.twitter.com/cxw05o8agE

— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) September 6, 2026

All of the airport’s runways are currently closed.

Source: Proto Thema