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Passenger plane overshoots runway & catches fire in Sochi, 18 people injured (VIDEO) Passenger plane overshoots runway & catches fire in Sochi, 18 people injured (VIDEO)
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A passenger plane from Moscow has made a rough landing in Sochi, hitting a fence, losing a wing and catching fire.A passenger plane from Moscow has made a rough landing in Sochi, hitting a fence, losing a wing and catching fire.
It took the Utair-operated Boeing 737, arriving from Moscow, two attempts to land in Sochi, southern Russia, with bad weather the likely cause of the failed first try. When the crew managed to land the plane, it overshot the runway and hit a fence. It took the Utair-operated Boeing 737, arriving from Moscow, two attempts to land in Sochi, southern Russia, with strong wind and rain the likely cause of the failed first try. When the crew managed to land the plane, it overshot the runway and hit a fence.
After the plane crashed through the fence it plunged into a riverbed. The impact destroyed a wheel stand and one of the wings, and caused the left engine to catch fire, a Utair spokesman told RIA Novosti. After crashing through the fence, the plane plunged into a riverbed. The impact destroyed a wheel stand and one of the wings, and caused the left engine to catch fire, a Utair spokesman told RIA Novosti.
Eighteen people have been injured as result of the incident, including three children, Russia’s Health Ministry reported.
It was reported earlier that six people have suffered from a carbon monoxide poisoning, and four were hospitalized with burns. A video of the has appeared online, showing the plane engulfed in flames near the runway.
While there have been no victims among the passengers or the crew, an employee of the Sochi airport died from heart attack while responding to the incident. Eighteen people were injured as result of the incident, including three children, Russia’s Health Ministry said. It was reported earlier that six people suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning, and four were hospitalized with burns. The injuries have been described as minor ones.
The injuries the passengers have suffered have been described as minor ones. While there were no fatalities among the passengers or the crew, an employee of the Sochi airport died from an apparent heart attack while responding to the incident.
Passengers have been evacuated from the plane. The plane carried a total of 164 passengers and 6 crew. All the passengers were evacuated as the incident unfolded.
A video released by Russian news outlet Ren-TV purports to show the plane engulfed in flames near the runway.
164 passengers and 6 crew were on board the plane, Utair says.