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A LATAM Airlines plane was consumed by smoke after a fire broke out at São Paulo's Guarulhos International Airport

The Dec. 4 fire started on a baggage carousel connected to aircraft while parked on the runway, according to reports

Footage posted online shows the smoke-filled aircraft surrounded by flames at the airport in Brazil

Passengers on a LATAM Airlines plane were left panicked after the aircraft was engulfed in smoke due to a fire at an airport in Brazil.

Flight LA3418 was scheduled to depart from São Paulo's Guarulhos International Airport (GRU Airport) for Porto Alegre when a fire broke out on the ground on the night of Thursday, Dec. 4, Brazilian newspaper Estadão reported.

A baggage conveyor connected to the aircraft caught fire, causing the plane to fill

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