PLANE FIRE: 41 people, including two children, killed during emergency landing in Moscow

ACCORDING to Russian media, at least 41 people died during the fire of the Aeroflot Superjet 100 flight #SU1492 yesterday (Wednesday).

The aircraft had 78 people on board.

Initial reports state that the plane suffered electric failure due to a lightning strike soon after departing. However, the official cause has yet been provided.

After the aircraft came to a halt, passengers exited the plane via emergency slides.

The Superjet 100 was said to have been flying from Moscow to Murmansk.

Shocking: Footage from inside the burning Aeroflot plane that landed in #Moscow. pic.twitter.com/t42JEG9ILC

— Observer (@byz_observer) May 5, 2019

Plane crash: ‘Thirteen dead’ after aircraft crash lands in Moscow