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Heard on the radio, that a IL 76 crashed into a residential area in Urumqui (Xinijan, China) on its way to Baku. 5 on board, obviously no survivors. Fatalaties on the ground unknown.
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FYI - This is on Reuters.
Seven believed killed as cargo plane crashes in China
BEIJING, May 18 (Reuters) - An Azerbaijani cargo plane crashed into farmland two minutes after take-off from the capital of northwest China's Xinjiang region and the seven crew had zero chance of survival, Xinhua news agency said.
Rescuers at the scene said no one on the ground was hurt after the Russian-made Il-76 crashed and burst into flames around 10:50 a.m. local time (0250 GMT) into forest and farmland about 10 km (six miles) from the airport in Urumqi.
The fuselage was destroyed and there was no chance the crew could have survived, Xinhua said. But officials on the ground had yet to confirm the fate of the crew whom they identified as Russians. The plane's cargo was also unknown.
"Right now they're still putting out the fire," said one official in charge of rescue work at the scene.
"Only one thing can be sure that there's no casualty reported on the ground, because the plane dropped in an open space."
More than 10 ambulances were at the scene and rescuers were trying to open the cockpit doors.
The plane was en route to Azerbaijan's capital Baku. It had originated in Taiyuan, in China's northern province of Shanxi, and had made a stopover in Urumqi, airport officials said.
The Il-76, the workhorse of the cargo fleets of Russia and other ex-Soviet states, has suffered a string of accidents over the past few years.
An Iranian air force Il-76 crashed into mountains in Iran last year killing all 302 passengers and crew. In March, a Ukranian-owned Il-76 came down shortly after take off from Baku, killing three of the seven crew.
Close to 1,000 of the aircraft -- which first flew in 1971 -- have been built by Russian manufacturer Ilyushin.
China's last major crash was on May 7, 2002, when a China Northern flight from Beijing to Dalian fell into the sea after the pilot reported a fire in the cabin.
That crash killed 112 people.
Seven believed killed as cargo plane crashes in China
BEIJING, May 18 (Reuters) - An Azerbaijani cargo plane crashed into farmland two minutes after take-off from the capital of northwest China's Xinjiang region and the seven crew had zero chance of survival, Xinhua news agency said.
Rescuers at the scene said no one on the ground was hurt after the Russian-made Il-76 crashed and burst into flames around 10:50 a.m. local time (0250 GMT) into forest and farmland about 10 km (six miles) from the airport in Urumqi.
The fuselage was destroyed and there was no chance the crew could have survived, Xinhua said. But officials on the ground had yet to confirm the fate of the crew whom they identified as Russians. The plane's cargo was also unknown.
"Right now they're still putting out the fire," said one official in charge of rescue work at the scene.
"Only one thing can be sure that there's no casualty reported on the ground, because the plane dropped in an open space."
More than 10 ambulances were at the scene and rescuers were trying to open the cockpit doors.
The plane was en route to Azerbaijan's capital Baku. It had originated in Taiyuan, in China's northern province of Shanxi, and had made a stopover in Urumqi, airport officials said.
The Il-76, the workhorse of the cargo fleets of Russia and other ex-Soviet states, has suffered a string of accidents over the past few years.
An Iranian air force Il-76 crashed into mountains in Iran last year killing all 302 passengers and crew. In March, a Ukranian-owned Il-76 came down shortly after take off from Baku, killing three of the seven crew.
Close to 1,000 of the aircraft -- which first flew in 1971 -- have been built by Russian manufacturer Ilyushin.
China's last major crash was on May 7, 2002, when a China Northern flight from Beijing to Dalian fell into the sea after the pilot reported a fire in the cabin.
That crash killed 112 people.
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