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Fire on plane: Austrians on way to Copa America final in Miami act quickly after flash flame

Oliver Jankai — a European who traveled with his family to witness the Copa America final — said he threw a bag that had caught fire on the plane that was supposed to fly them from San Francisco to Miami on Friday.

Listen to flight deck call after fire prompts evacuation of American Airlines flight to Miami

According to an air traffic control recording, an American Airlines flight deck employee warned at about 12:15 p.m., on Friday, in San Francisco, before departure to Miami: “Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!”

San Francisco residents and tech companies are moving to Florida at an unprecedented rate

San Francisco has lost more residents during the pandemic than any major city in the country — and hundreds of them have moved to Florida.