A chartered Embraer ERJ‑145LR carrying Democratic Republic of Congo mines minister Louis Watum Kabamba and around 20 others onboard skidded off the runway and caught fire at Kolwezi Airport on Monday. According to The Sun, the aircraft, returning from Kinshasa, came in to land around 11 am when it overshot runway 29 and the tail section erupted in flames. Following the crash, local emergency crews rushed to the scene, dousing the fire while helping passengers evacuate. Miraculously, no injuries or fatalities were reported. Footage from the airport showed the tail section and rear half of the plane were engulfed in flames, with thick black smoke rising into the sky. Emergency responders used water hoses to extinguish the fire while others helped passengers evacuate, as seen in the fo

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