Twenty-five people have been hospitalised after an Air Canada flight made a crash landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport earlier this morning . It has been reported the Airbus A320 crashed into a power line on landing , and then skidded off the runway . The airline said a preliminary count showed Flight AC624 from Toronto had 132 passengers and five crew members , and had set out from Toronto Pearson International Airport . Scroll down for video . The Airbus A320 skidded off the runway at the Halifax airport in bad weather , and 25 people were taken to a hospital for observation and treatment . It 's no wonder why many passengers were treated for injuries as the force of impact was substantial . The crash landing caused extensive damage to the win and nose of the Air Canada plane . A passenger on the plane , Treasure Addison-Mills , speaking to NBC News said there were 'people with bloody faces ' , and that it 'took a long time being stranded on the runway with snow coming down . ' 'We are thankful no serious injuries have been reported , ' Halifax Stanfield International Airport tweeted . The airport said its airfield remained closed . Another passenger on the flight Mike Magnus , a businessman , said the plane was at the 'furthest tip of the airport ' when it stopped . He says he heard that the plane may have clipped a power line that caused the power outage at the airport . 'It was so chaotic at the time . I 'm pretty sure the landing gear broke on it . The engine on my side popped off , ' the 60-year-old from Halifax . The future running of the Air Canada plane could well be up for debate with the damage severe . Passengers Randy Hall , left , and Lianne Clark , from Mount Uniacke , Canada stand waiting at an airport hotel after Air Canada flight 624 left the runway . Magnus believes at least one engine was torn off the Airbus A320 . He says the nose of the plane was sheared off and he believes the wings were damaged too . He added that the snow that covered the runway likely deadened any sparks that may have caused a fire and engulfed the plane . 'The snow caused it and the snow saved it , ' he said . Mike Magnus was a passenger on board the Air Canada flight that crashed through a power wire . This photo shows the impact the crash landing had on the nose of the plane at Halifax Airport . Magnus was released from hospital after being treated for minor injuries to his shoulder and jaw . ' I 'm safe and that 's all that matters . I 'm going to have a glass of wine , ' he said . Airport spokesman Peter Spurway said the aircraft touched down in stormy conditions . 'It came down pretty hard and then skidded off the runway , ' Spurway said . He said he did n't know whether runway conditions played a role . Passengers were ushered inside the terminal , where 25 were then taken to hospital . The rescue operation can now begin to remove the stricken Airbus A320 from the Halifax runway . It is possible the snow that covered the runway deadened any sparks that may have caused a fire and engulfed the plane . The Halifax region is currently under a snowfall warning , with an Environment Canada alert stating that 'visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow . ' Power went off at the airport , which meant an emergency response centre had to be moved to a nearby hotel . The cause of the outage was not clear , but Nova Scotia Power said they had since restored service . Flight tracking site Flightradar24 listed several cancelled flights at the airport Sunday morning . How Air Canada reported the information originally - since then 25 people are reported to have gone to hospital . Worried friends and family of passengers kept a close eye on the latest developments . The Air Canada flight is believed to have crashed through a power line on landing at Halifax Airport . One passenger reported how he saw one of the engines 'pop out ' and was certain the landing gear 'broke '
One passenger reports that on landing one engine 'popped off ' Airbus A320 had flown in from Toronto Pearson International Airport . Halifax region is currently under heavy snowfall that could have caused reduced visibility .