A China Eastern passenger jet carrying 133 people has crashed in southwest China and caused a mountain fire with casualties yet to be known, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday.
The Boeing 737 plane crashed in the rural countryside near Wuzhou city, Guangxi region and ‘caused a mountain fire’, CCTV said, citing the provincial emergency management bureau.
The report added that rescue teams were dispatched to the scene.
CCTV said a ‘China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 plane carrying 133 people has crashed in Teng county, Wuzhou, Guangxi, and caused a mountain fire.’
Local media reported that China Eastern flight MU5735 had not arrived at its scheduled destination in Guangzhou after it took off from the city of Kunming shortly after 1:00 pm (0500 GMT) Monday, citing airport staff.
There was no immediate response from China Eastern when contacted by AFP.
