ASTANA, Dec 25 (Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti) -- An Azerbaijan Airlines plane flying from Baku to Grozny crashed at the Aktau airport in western Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Emergency Situations Ministry said on Wednesday, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.
"A plane flying from Baku to Grozny crashed at the Aktau airport. Fifty-two personnel and 11 units of equipment of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan arrived in Aktau at the crash site. Upon arrival, the aircraft was found to be on fire. Rescue units began extinguishing the fire. Information about the victims is currently being clarified, preliminary reports indicate that there are survivors," the ministry said in a statement.
The Kazakh Transport Ministry, in turn, said that the plane belongs to Azerbaijan Airlines, adding that the plane crash will prompt a special investigation.
-- BERNAMA-SPUTNIK/RIA NOVOSTI
