4 Dead After Fire Spreads on Russian Passenger Plane

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4 Dead After Fire Spreads on Russian Passenger Plane

128 people on board, 4 dead. Fuel tanks exploded after the passengers evacuated. There's not much left of this plane in this video edition.cnn.com Moscow (CNN) -- Four people were killed Saturday and more than 43 others were injured, four critically, after a Russian passenger jet caught fire shortly before takeoff, authorities said. One of the engines aboard the Tu-154B-2 caught fire as the plane taxied toward the runway in Russia's Siberian city of Surgut, Russia's Investigation Committee said in a statement on its website. The blaze quickly spread throughout the cabin, forcing passengers to evacuate as the aircraft became engulfed in flames. After the passengers evacuated, the fuel tanks exploded, causing massive devastation to the aircraft, a spokeswoman for the local branch of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry said on state television. Photos on state-run newswire RIA-Novosti's website showed only the tail of the plane recognizable amid a huge plume of black smoke. Here video from skynews showing this airliner turning into a ball of fire after the tanks exploded

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