Swedish Family's Tokyo-Bound Flight Catches Fire; Teen Passenger Describes Dramatic Escape
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Anton Deibe, a 17-year-old high school student from Stockholm, was on Japan Airlines Flight 516 with his family when it collided with a Coast Guard plane. All passengers survived.
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Anton was sitting near the back of the plane with his 15-year-old sister Ella. Their parents were sitting several rows ahead.
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The family was traveling to Tokyo to celebrate the father's 50th birthday after a week of skiing in Niseko, Japan.
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The flight was normal until nearing arrival in Tokyo, when Anton saw they had 3 minutes until landing. Then the plane caught fire.
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Video shot by the family shows smoke filling the cabin before passengers and crew evacuated the burning plane.