'Smoke in the cabin stung like hell': 17-year-old flier evacuated from Japan's burning plane. Video

The Japan Airlines plane on fire on the runway of Haneda airport on Tuesday. (Image credit: AP)

Swede Anton Deibe, 17, was among the 379 fliers evacuated from a Japan Airlines flight that caught fire after colliding with a Japanese coast guard aircraft on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday.

Speaking to the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, the teen flier who was travelling with his parents and sister said, "The entire cabin was filled with smoke within a few minutes. We threw ourselves down on the floor. Then the emergency doors were opened and we threw ourselves at them."

“The smoke in the cabin stung like hell. It was a hell. We have no idea where we are going so we just run out into the field. It was chaos."

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The incident happened after the Japan Airlines plane collided with a Japanese coast guard aircraft and burst into flames on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday, officials said.

Japan's Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito confirmed that all 379 occupants of Japan Airlines flight JAL-516 got out safely before the plane was entirely engulfed in flames. The pilot of the coast guard plane also escaped, but five crewmembers died, Saito said.

NHK, citing the Tokyo Fire Department, said at least 17 of the people evacuated from the passenger plane were injured.

Local TV video showed a large eruption of fire and smoke from the side of the Japan Airlines plane as it taxied on a runway. The area around the wing then caught fire. Footage an hour later showed the plane fully on fire.

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All 379 passengers and crew on board were evacuated.

Japan Airlines plane in flames on runway at Tokyo's Haneda airport.

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A transport ministry official told a press briefing the JAL plane was attempting to land normally when it collided with the coast guard's Bombardier-built Dash-8 maritime patrol plane on the runway.

There had been no reports of engine or other problems on the aircraft before it landed, the official said.

(With inputs from agencies)

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