A cylinder explosion took place in the plane of Azerbaijan Airlines that suffered a disaster in Kazakhstan, "Kazinform" news agency reports, citing the Health Department of the Mangistau region of Kazakhstan.
"On December 25, at 10:58, a category 1 emergency call was received (a balloon exploded on the plane). 22 emergency teams and 6 teams of the Disaster Medical Center were dispatched," the head of the department said. no details were given. It is also noted that the bodies of 4 victims were found at the scene.
A plane bound for Grozny from Baku sounded a distress signal while flying over the Caspian Sea, after which it diverted to Kazakhstan for an emergency landing. It was reported earlier that the plane crash was caused by a collision with a flock of birds.
There were 62 passengers and 5 crew members on the plane. About 20 people survived.
