Original title: Russian Su-34 fighter crashed during training, hit a residential house and caught fire, causing 6 deaths and 19 injuries Pilot ejected and escaped
A Russian Su-34 fighter plane crashed in the southern city of Yeysk shortly after takeoff today, causing a violent fire in a nine-story residential building there, killing six people, Russian state news agency TASS reported.
Six people and 19 injured, including two children, were also missing in the incident, the TASS news agency reported, citing local officials. Yeysk is separated from Russian-occupied southern Ukraine only by the Sea of Azov.
Footage released by Russian military news channel Zvezda TV showed that a Sukhoi Su-34 medium-range supersonic fighter-bomber exploded when it crashed into a residential area; The pilot was reportedly ejected for escaping.
The TASS news agency said local officials told Russian Emergency Minister Alexander Kurenkov that six people had died and six were missing. Shortly after the incident, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Kulenkov to rush to the scene immediately.
The scene showed that after the crash of the fighter plane, the raging fire engulfed a 9-story building. Local authorities later claimed that the fire had been extinguished.
Local media reported that the fighters were loaded with ammunition, although the head of the Krasnodar district Veniamin Kondratyev denied such claims.
About 250 people, including 40 children, were evacuated from the area, authorities said.
The Russian news agency (RIA) reported that the fighter crashed while taking off from a military airport for flight training. The report, citing the Ministry of Defense, said pilots reported that one of the engines caught fire during takeoff and that the plane ignited fuel when it hit a residential building.
The Kremlin said Putin ordered all necessary aid to be provided to the victims and instructed the health minister to go there.Back to Sohu, see more
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