China Airlines plane on fire at Japan airport

TOKYO, Aug 20 (Reuters) A plane belonging to Taiwan's China Airlines Ltd caught fire at an airport on Japan's southern island of Okinawa today, Japanese media said.

The Boeing 737 passenger plane had flown from Taipei to Naha, Okinawa's capital, with 155 passengers on board, public broadcaster NHK said.

But it said the passengers and pilot had escaped the blaze.

Kyodo news agency reported there had been no injuries.

TV pictures showed black smoke billowing from the plane as airport fire crews smothered it in foam.

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