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Plane Carrying 133 People Crashes In China

Plane Carrying 133 People Crashes In China


Updated March 21, 2022
This file photo taken on February 12, 2021, shows a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft parked at Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, China’s central Hubei province. Hector RETAMAL / AFP

 

A China Eastern passenger jet carrying 133 people has crashed in southwest China and caused a mountain fire with casualties unknown, state broadcaster CCTV reported Monday.

The Boeing 737 plane crashed in the rural countryside near Wuzhou city, Guangxi region, and “caused a mountain fire”, CCTV said, citing the provincial emergency management bureau.

The report added that rescue teams were dispatched to the scene.

CCTV said a “China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 plane carrying 133 people has crashed in Teng county, Wuzhou, Guangxi, and caused a mountain fire.”

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