Tokyo, Jan 2 (EFE).- A Japan Airlines plane caught fire upon landing at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Tuesday, leading to the hasty and miraculous evacuation of 379 passengers and crew.

Footage on broadcaster NHK showed flames billowing out of the aircraft that arrived from New Chitose airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

All 379 passengers and crew on board the Japan Airlines Flight 516 were evacuated, media reports quoted the airline as saying.

While the cause of the fire is unknown, initial reports suggest a possible collision with a Japanese Coast Guard aircraft.

"We are currently assessing the extent of the damage," the airline said, as reported by NHK.

TV footage showed multiple fire trucks at the scene as emergency services were deployed to extinguish the flames.

The plane, an Airbus A350, carried 367 passengers and 12 crew members.

One person was evacuated from the Coast Guard plane.

The situation of the other five crew members on the Coast Guard plane is yet to be determined

No adverse weather conditions were reported by the Japanese Coast Guard or the Meteorological Agency.

Japan is known for its aviation safety standards as it has not suffered a major commercial air accident in decades.

Its most severe incident occurred in 1985, when a Japan Airlines (JAL) jumbo jet flying from Tokyo to Osaka crashed in the central Gunma region, resulting in the deaths of 520 passengers and crew.

The accident ranks among the world's deadliest plane crashes involving a single flight. EFE

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