An airliner crashed into a fire truck at Lima International Airport on November 18 while taking off.
This crash caused the aircraft to catch fire on the tarmac.
The passengers had to be evacuated.
Two firefighters were killed instantly.
Lima Airport Partners (LAP), the operator of the Jorge Chavez airport, "deeply regrets the loss of life of two members of the LAP aeronautical fire brigade in the accident that occurred between a fire engine and the plane operating flight LA2213 from Lima to Juliaca”, near the border with Bolivia.
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In addition to the two deceased firefighters, a rescuer who was in the firefighters' vehicle was injured and is "in critical condition due to head trauma", according to a security official, Aurelio Orellana.
Operations at the country's main air terminal were suspended until 1:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. GMT) on Saturday, Lima Airport Partners reported.
The airline LATAM, which provided this domestic flight, “confirms that no passenger or crew member lost their lives”.
The plane was carrying 102 passengers and six crew members.
The general manager of LATAM Peru, Manuel van Oordt, expressed his amazement at the presence of firefighters on the take-off runway, specifying that the pilot of the plane had not reported any anomalies.
No emergencies were reported on the flight, it was a flight that was in optimal conditions to take off, he had clearance to take off, and he found a truck on the runway and we don't know what it was. truck was doing there," he told a news conference at the airport.
After the report of the death of two aeronautical firefighters and an injured person, the prosecutor's office is seeking to establish the facts before possibly indicting for offenses of homicide and injuries, ”indicated this body.
