Plane catches fire after colliding with fire truck on runway at Peru airport

There's no induction as to why the fire truck was on the runway but the video shows a plane carrying 102 passengers and six crew strike the truck as it is taking off , none of those onboard the plane were injured but two firefighters in the truck were killed , the incident is being investigated as potential manslaughter.

A plane taking off at an airport in Peru caught on fire after it collided with a moving fire truck on the runway.

A LATAM Airlines jet, which was carrying 102 passengers and six crew members, struck a moving fire truck at Lima's international airport on Friday afternoon.

Authorities said the plane's passengers and crew were all safe, but two firefighters in the truck were killed.

Footage on social media showed huge black plumes of smoke near the back of the plane which was partially on fire.

It remains unclear why the fire truck entered the runway while the plane was taking off and the prosecutors' office said
it was investigating the incident as potential manslaughter.
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Odd driving , i would like to know what instructions tower give the fire truck . Another angle video:




I wonder why they were filming ?

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