Eight crew members were urgently evacuated, none of them was injured.
A Russian Tu-204 plane burned down at the Chinese airport in Hangzhou on the morning of January 8. No people were injured, but the ship sustained significant damage.
Local media report this.
A cargo plane of the Russian transport airline “Aviastar-Tu”. At the time of the fire, there were eight crew members on board. All of them managed to escape. The flame was not immediately dealt with. The aircraft received significant damage to the fuselage and actually fell into two parts.
According to media reports, the incident occurred while the aircraft was being towed to fly to Novosibirsk, Russia. It allegedly carried 20 tons of cargo and 26 tons of aviation fuel on board.
The media write that the plane was used to deliver parcels from China.
Aviastar Tupolev TU204 RA-64032 Hangzhou Airport China to Novosibirsk Russia burst in flames during push back fire started pic.twitter.com/dIBheZiPsL
– FSX Aviation (@ FSXAviation3) January 8 , 2022
Recent pic RA-64032, TU-204F happening in Hangzhou, China in early hours on 08Jan2022. It seems like fuselage is now in 3 parts. (Photo provided by Weibo follower 少 喝奶茶 多 运动). pic.twitter.com/BQOC2ZtS49
– FATIII Aviation (@FATIIIAviation) January 8, 2022
Experts determine what caused the fire.
