Wed Feb 19 04:58:26 UTC 2025: ## Delta Regional Jet Flips, Catches Fire on Toronto Landing; Hundreds of Flights Cancelled

**Toronto, ON** – A Delta Air Lines regional jet operated by Endeavor Air crashed and caught fire upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday, resulting in injuries but no fatalities. The Mitsubishi CRJ-900, en route from Minneapolis, flipped upside down on the runway after landing, leaving the fuselage upside down and missing a wing. Dramatic videos and photos show the plane erupting in flames and a large plume of black smoke.

Twenty-one passengers were transported to area hospitals with injuries ranging from back sprains and head injuries to anxiety, nausea, and vomiting due to fuel exposure, according to Peel Regional Paramedic Services. Delta Air Lines confirmed that two passengers remain hospitalized, but officials emphasized that no injuries are life-threatening. Most passengers self-evacuated the aircraft.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, which have been sent to a lab for analysis. Ken Webster of the TSB stated that it is too early to determine the cause of the accident. The investigation is ongoing, with participation from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.

The wrecked aircraft is expected to remain on the runway for at least 48 hours, leading to the closure of two runways and resulting in the cancellation of nearly 400 flights in the past 24 hours, according to FlightAware. While Toronto Pearson Airport experienced heavy snowfall in the days leading up to the incident (20 inches between Thursday and Sunday), officials have not yet commented on whether weather played a role.

Greater Toronto Airports Authority CEO Deborah Flint praised the quick response of first responders, flight crew, and airport staff, crediting them with preventing any loss of life. The 76 passengers and four crew members onboard survived the incident. The investigation into the cause of the crash is expected to take considerable time.

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