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Boeing Plane Carrying 133 People In China Crashes

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The crash started a mountain fire.

A China Eastern Airlines plane with 133 people on board crashed in mountains in south China on Monday while on a flight from the city of Kunming to Guangzhou, state media reported.

The jet involved in the incident was a Boeing 737 aircraft and the number of casualties was not immediately known, CCTV said.

The incident happened in the southern province of Guangxi and sparked a mountainside fire.

Rescue workers close to the crash site say there is no confirmation yet of casualties.

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