“Our groups are offering the mandatory care to all passengers, who’re in good situation,” the corporate mentioned.
Luis Ponce La Jara, basic commander of the fireplace division, mentioned two firefighters had been killed and one was injured when the truck they had been in was struck by the aircraft. Each the aircraft and the firetruck had been in movement once they collided.
President Pedro Castillo expressed his condolences to the households of the firefighters in a tweet.
Flight LA2213 was taking off from Lima’s foremost airport en path to the Peruvian metropolis of Juliaca.
Movies on social media confirmed smoke coming from a big aircraft on the runway.
In response to the fireplace division, the incident was registered at 3:25 p.m. and 4 rescue models had been mobilized.
The Prosecutor’s Workplace in Callao, the place the airport is situated, mentioned an investigation into the reason for the accident had been opened.
Aviation authorities mentioned operations at Jorge Chávez Worldwide Airport had been suspended till 1 p.m. native time Saturday. Flights could be direct to different airports within the meantime.
