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Footage from inside crash-landing Russian plane

An Aeroflot jet crash-landed while returning in flames to Moscow’s Sheremtyevo airport Sunday, and only 37 of the 73 passengers and crew escaped with their lives. One took this video from inside the cabin, showing the engine fire and smoke. The video ends as the plane comes to a halt and fire starts to engulf its rear end.

The survivors were all out in less than a minute, according to the BBC’s sources. Survivor Mikhail Savchenko posted video that shows how quickly the fire progressed:

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