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Apartment building ablaze after crash of Russian military plane (VIDEOS) Apartment building ablaze after Russian military plane crash (VIDEOS)
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A major fire has broken out in the Russian city of Yeysk as an aircraft crashed outside a local residential complex The fighter jet went down right after takeoff, the military has confirmed
An apartment building in the Russian city of Yeysk has caught fire after a plane crash on Monday evening. The Russian Ministry of Defense has confirmed that the aircraft in question was a military Su-34 multipurpose fighter jet. The military added that the plane crashed soon after taking off from a local airfield for a training flight. An apartment building in the Russian city of Yeysk has caught fire after a plane crashed nearby on Monday evening. Russia's Defense Ministry has confirmed that the aircraft was a military Su-34 multipurpose fighter jet, adding that the plane crashed soon after taking off from a local airfield for a training flight.
The jet’s pilots ejected to safety. According to their report, one of the plane’s engines caught fire soon after the takeoff, the ministry said. “According to the report from the ejected pilots, the crash was caused by a combustion of one of the engines at take-off,” the ministry said.
A video from the scene published by the Mash news media outlet shows a multi-story apartment building engulfed in flames with plumes of thick black smoke rising into the skies. A video from the scene published by the news media outlet Mash shows a multi-story apartment building engulfed in flames with plumes of thick black smoke rising into the sky.
The number of casualties resulted from the incident remains unknown. The governor of the Krasnodar region, where Yeysk is located, said that local and regional emergency services have been deployed to the scene. TASS reported that according to officials, at least 15 apartments have been damaged. The number of casualties from the incident remains unknown. The governor of Krasnodar Region, where Yeysk is located, said that local and regional emergency services had been deployed to the scene. TASS reported that, according to officials, at least 15 apartments were damaged.
Located in southern Russia, Yeysk is a port city located across the Azov Sea from the city of Mariupol. Yeysk is a port city in southern Russia and is located across the Azov Sea from the city of Mariupol.