A passenger aircraft carrying 4 crew members and 57 passengers crashed in a residential space outdoors São Paulo. Authorities say there aren’t any survivors of the crash.
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A passenger airplane in southeastern Brazil crashed this afternoon, sparking a fireplace in a residential space outdoors Sao Paulo. Officers with the Brazilian firm say 4 crew members and 57 passengers have been aboard that flight. First responders on the bottom say there have been no survivors, and it is unclear what brought on the accident. From Rio de Janeiro, NPR’s Carrie Kahn studies.
CARRIE KAHN, BYLINE: The flight took off slightly earlier than midday at the moment, estimated to reach lower than two hours later at Sao Paulo’s worldwide airport. Round 1:20 p.m., the aircraft was noticed spinning and falling from the sky. A number of movies on social media present the terrifying fall.
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UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: (Talking Portuguese).
KAHN: “Guys, come look. A aircraft is falling. It is falling,” shouts this man, who posted his video on X.
In accordance with Flightradar, a worldwide flight tracker, the aircraft dropped greater than 13,000 toes in simply two minutes. Firefighters, native police and civil safety forces known as to the scene mentioned there have been no survivors. The aircraft crashed in a residential space outdoors Sao Paulo and burst into flames.
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UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: (Talking Portuguese).
KAHN: Residents posted movies warning of a doable explosion as flames shot up from the wreckage. The aircraft was operated by Voepass Airways. In an announcement, the corporate mentioned the plane confirmed no indicators of issues and was cleared for takeoff.
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PRESIDENT LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA: (Talking Portuguese).
KAHN: At a public occasion in Brazil, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva requested the viewers to face.
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DA SILVA: (Talking Portuguese).
KAHN: “A aircraft simply crashed, and it seems all died on board,” mentioned Lula, asking for a second of silence.
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DA SILVA: (Talking Portuguese).
KAHN: The airline firm and authorities say they’re investigating the reason for the crash, which is unknown now. Native newspaper O Globo says a pilot in the identical space reported ice formation at excessive elevation.
Carrie Kahn, NPR Information, Rio de Janeiro.
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