A Russian flight attendant died as he tried to open an emergency exit and help passengers escape from the Aeroflot plane fire that killed 41 people in Moscow, state media reported
at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday evening. 78 passengers and crew were on the plane.
A still from video footage by Russian Investigators shows a burnt-out Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger plane at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airportVideo footage showed the plane bouncing along the runway before bursting into flames. Images of the plane show the front of the plane was largely intact, while the middle was burned out and the tail section was completely destroyed.
An image from Russia's Investigative Committee shows the Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet-100 aircraft taken off the runway."I kicked the door out with my leg and pushed ot the passengers so as not to slow the evacuation," Kasatkina, 34, said.Hero flight attendant says she kicked the plane door open and pushed passengers down the emergency slide to prevent further casualties in the Aeroflot infernoRussia has launched a criminal investigation into the incident.
Yevgeny Ditrikh, Russia's transport minister, said there were"no grounds" to suspend flying on the Russian-made Sukhoi planes, Reuters reported.
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