Plane carrying 133 crashes in southwest China; casualties unknown

BEIJING — A China Eastern passenger jet carrying 133 people has crashed in southwest China with an unknown number of casualties, state broadcaster CCTV reports.

The crash sparks a mountainside fire.

The Boeing 737 plane crashed in the rural countryside near Wuzhou city, Guangxi region and “caused a mountain fire,” CCTV says, adding that rescue teams were dispatched to the scene.

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