Plane Explodes into Ball of Flames
A Boeing 737 plane has crashed moments after taking off from Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport – just one day after more than a third of its fleet were grounded over safety concerns.
At least 100 are dead after the internal Cubana de Aviacion flight, which was carrying 113 passengers and crew, including five children, crashed into a yuca field near a high school, in the Santiago de las Vegas neighborhood, on Friday.
Just four survivors were recovered and taken to hospital in critical condition, according to Cuban media. One has since died in hospital.
Photos of the scene show fire crews attempting to put out the still smoking wreckage of the aircraft which was devastated in the crash. Debris was left scattered across the surrounding area after the explosion. . .
#BREAKING: Cuban TV have transmitted the video from the scene of the plane crash in Havana. pic.twitter.com/96Hz3Phj3h
— BreakingNNow (@BreakingNNow) May 18, 2018
The flight was leased by airline Cubana from a small Mexican airline called Damojh or Global, Cuban state media said. Holguin has some of the island’s most pristine beaches, and attracts tourists.
El vuelo DMJ 0972, con 105 personas a bordo entre pasajeros y la tripulación, se dirigía a la ciudad de Holguín. Cuba.#Noticias https://t.co/pNsiJq1GRF pic.twitter.com/SKVVQWEPxI
— Canal 6 Honduras (@Canal6Honduras) May 18, 2018
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