Saturday, January 1, 2011

Emergency landing for a Tupolev one dead and three missing in Russia

MOSCOW - One person died and three others are missing following the explosion occurred on a Tupolev-134 during takeoff from Surgut, a center of northern Russia. At first the information spoke of an accident during an emergency landing, but the Russian authorities later denied this reconstruction. On board the aircraft, according to initial information, there were 116 passengers and eight crew members.

The flames broke out during taxiing, but firefighters present on the track were not able to turn them off before the plane exploded. Most people were able to evacuate, but apart from the dead and missing it would also injured four.

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