A Peruvian Airlines jetliner with 141 people on board burst into flames and skidded to a stop after its landing gear collapsed, according to reports.
Terrifying video of the incident shows a long trail of fire behind the crippled Boeing 737-300 near the runway at Francisco Carle Airport in Jauja, Peru.
“(The aircraft) turned on the right side, skidding off the runway… the high professionalism of our cabin crew prevented a major incident,” the airline said, the Daily Mail reported.
The plane, which arrived from Lima, went off the runway at 4:30 p.m. local time Tuesday, the airline said on Twitter.
Everybody was evacuated and no one suffered any serious injuries, the airline said.
Airline spokesman Alberto Lopez emphasized that the plane did not crash.
“The investigators are traveling to Jauja [Wednesday] at 5 a.m. and our emergency team is in place and that is all we can say,” Lopez told ABC News.
“The plane did not crash. It landed and then the fire was produced once the plane was on the ground but the exact cause of fire will be explained once the investigation has been completed,” he said.
The Peruvian Ministry of Transport and Communication said the plane caught fire because of a “forced landing.”