Boeing 737 plane carrying 133 crashes in China, casualties unknown
The Boeing 737 plane crashed in the rural countryside near Wuzhou city, Guangxi region and 'caused a mountain fire', according to state broadcaster CCTV said, adding that rescue teams were dispatched to the scene A China Eastern Airlines aircraft on Monday carrying 133 passengers from Kunming to Guangzhou had an "accident" in the region of Guangxi and caused a fire on the mountains, Chinese state television reported. The jet involved in the accident was a Boeing 737 aircraft and the number of casualties was not immediately known, CCTV said. Rescue teams were dispatched to the scene. CCTV said a "China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 plane carrying 133 people has crashed in Teng county, Wuzhou, Guangxi, and caused a mountain fire." The twin-engine, single aisle Boeing 737 is one of the world’s most popular planes for short and medium-haul flights. It was not immediately clear which variant of 737 was involved in the accident. China Eastern operates multiple ver...