Russian plane bursts into flames after 'powerful explosion' minutes after takeoff


A Russian cargo plane has been captured exploding in the sky just minutes after taking off from Ulan-Ude airport. 

The Tu-204 airplane was seen trailing flames after its engine appeared to explode. The pilots were forced to make an emergency landing just minutes after takeoff. 

A woman witness Lyubov Pichueva said: “I heard a powerful explosion coming from above. At first, I thought it was fireworks, but the sound was too strange. It was very scary.”

Another witness said: “It was burning very bright just now. Something is falling out of it… It is dumping something.”

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