Plane crashes in Kazakhstan’s Aktau

A plane crashed today, December 25, in Aktau, Kazakhstan. 52 personnel and 11 units of equipment of the Kazakh Emergencies Ministry rushed to the site, Kazinform News Agency reports.

Rescuers proceeded to extinguish the plane that caught the fire.

There is no exact information about the victims yet. According to preliminary information, some of the passengers survived. 

The Emergencies Ministry set up a headquarters and launched a hotline at 8 729 231 90 99.

The Azerbaijan Airlines’ plane was traveling from Baku to Grozny, the Kazakh Transport Ministry said.

A special investigation will be launched to determine the cause of the crash. 

As earlier reported, a passenger plane crashed in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, all 61 aboard killed in August.