The aircraft suffered damage on its left-hand-side engines, according to emergency services. No injuries were reported.
The extent of damage to multiple baggage carts and their contents, parts of which were seen to be sucked into the engine intake cowling, is unknown.
The video shows a light snowfall with temperatures below freezing in the Chicago area. The region had experienced light snow and ice Thursday night into Friday morning.
CCTV video shows the taxiing China Airlines Cargo Boeing 747-400F (B-18715) ploughing through parked cargo pallets and containers while proceeding to its parking stand. Significant damage occurred to the engine casing. @aviationbrk pic.twitter.com/NjfF8wQk6R
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