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Plane Catches Fire at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport in Hard Landing

© Photo : Instagram/artemio_de_la_gurchelloPlane Catches Fire at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport
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The Sukhoi Superjet 100 burst into flames as it touched ground at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport on Sunday.

A Murmansk-bound Sukhoi Superjet, flight SU1492, caught fire after a hard emergency landing. The Russian Investigative Committee stated there are 41 dead. 

The plane carrying a crew of six and 73 passengers took off at 2:50 pm GMT from Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, and shortly afterwards requested an emergency landing.

​Russian Investigative Committee representatives are at the emergency landing scene and survivors have been treated.

The press service of the Russian Investigative Committee said that an investigation into a possible violation of safety rules leading to the deaths has been launched.

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