Video: One dead, 18 injured as plane catches fire in Russia

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Video: One dead, 18 injured as plane catches fire in Russia

Moscow - The plane was operated by the Utair airline.

By AFP

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Published: Sun 2 Sep 2018, 12:31 PM

One person died - apparently of a heart attack - and 18 people sought medical help when a plane skidded off a runway in Russia's Olympic city of Sochi, slid into a river and caught fire during landing on Saturday, officials said.
The Boeing 737 flying from Moscow with 166 passengers and six crew members overshot a runway as it attempted to land in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi, damaged a wing and caught fire.

"As a result of the crash landing at Sochi airport 18 sought medical help," regional health authorities said. The injured included three children, said investigators, who opened a criminal probe.
During the rescue operation an airport employee died, possibly of a heart attack, a spokeswoman for the Sochi Airport told reporters in a statement.
Sixteen ambulance crews worked at the scene, authorities said, adding that the fire had been put out. The plane was operated by the Utair airline.
Sochi hosted the Winter Olympic Games in 2014.


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