LIMA - A Boeing jet operated by Peruvian Airlines caught fire on Tuesday while landing at an airport near the Andean town of Jauja in central Peru after it swerved on the runway, but there were no serious injuries, a government minister said. A handout photo made available by the Peruvian National Police shows the site where a Peruvian Airlines plane landed and then burst into flames at the Francisco Carle Airport in Jauja, Peru, 28 March 2017. (Photo EPA/Peruvian National Police)Peruvian Airlines said in a statement that the Boeing 737-300 jet drove off the runway for unspecified reasons during the scheduled landing, after swerving to the right. The fire likely started when the wing scraped the runway, Interior Minister Carlos Basombrio said. Television images showed a large cloud of black smoke streaming from an airliner in flames.

Source: Bangkok Post March 29, 2017 07:41 UTC