JUST IN: China Eastern passenger jet carrying 132 people crashes in southern China.
A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-89P passenger plane lands at Hong Kong International Airport in this August 1, 2018 file photo. — A China Eastern passenger jet carrying 132 people crashed in southern China on Monday, aviation authorities said. China's state-run media said the crash led to a fire on a mountain and an unknown number of casualties.
State broadcaster CCTV reported that the plane crashed in Teng county near Wuzhou and"caused a mountain fire," citing the provincial emergency management bureau. The crash site was about 150 miles from the destination of Guangzhou, meaning the aircraft had traveled about 500 miles of its journey."We are shocked to learn of the China Eastern MU5735 accident," Chinese President Xi Jinping was quoted as saying by state broadcaster CCTV.
After the crash on Monday, the Chinese financial news outlet Yicai, based in the economic hub of Shanghai, reported that China Eastern was going to ground all of its 737-800s pending an investigation, but the airline did not immediately confirm that news. Fears for the fate of the jet spread on Monday afternoon as local media reported that China Eastern flight MU5735 had not arrived as planned in Guangzhou after taking off from Kunming shortly after 1:00 pm .China had enjoyed an enviable air safety record in recent years in a country criss-crossed by newly built airports and serviced by new airlines established to match the country's breakneck growth over the last few decades.
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