Fire after Su-34 crash in Volgograd region extinguished

EMERCOM: Fire after Su-34 crash in Volgograd region extinguished

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A grass fire broke out in a field in the Volgograd Region after a Su-34 plane crashed, the regional administration reported. Earlier, local residents published a video with footage of the fire.

According to officials, as a result of the vegetation fire, «there were no damage to civilian objects or casualties.»

The Ministry of Emergency Situations specified that near the Krasnoyarsky farm in the Serafimovichsky District, the grass burned over an area of ​​15 hectares. Rescuers reported that they extinguished the fire at 17:00 Moscow time.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Su-34 was performing a training flight without ammunition, and the crew managed to eject. The preliminary cause of the crash is a technical malfunction.