46 injured after Iran plane catches fire
Monday, 25 January 2010
TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (Xinhua): An Iranian passenger plane caught fire Sunday when it was landing in Iran's northeastern city of Mashhad, injuring at least 46 people on board, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
"The (Russian-built) Tupolev 154 plane belonging to Taban Airline went off the runaway upon landing and about one third of its rear end broke away," said Avad Erfanian, head of disaster management of Khorasan Razavi province of which Mashhad is the capital.
"There were 157 passengers and 13 crew members on board," he said, "the accident caused no death and most of the injured passengers are in good condition."
The wounded have been transferred to three hospitals in Iran's northeastern city of Mashhad, he added.
Local English-language Press TV said that the plane had departed from Iran's southeastern city of Abandan and its fuselage, one of the wings and the tail section has burned in the fire.
"The (Russian-built) Tupolev 154 plane belonging to Taban Airline went off the runaway upon landing and about one third of its rear end broke away," said Avad Erfanian, head of disaster management of Khorasan Razavi province of which Mashhad is the capital.
"There were 157 passengers and 13 crew members on board," he said, "the accident caused no death and most of the injured passengers are in good condition."
The wounded have been transferred to three hospitals in Iran's northeastern city of Mashhad, he added.
Local English-language Press TV said that the plane had departed from Iran's southeastern city of Abandan and its fuselage, one of the wings and the tail section has burned in the fire.