Plane Crash in Dalmia, Karachi Exclusive so 8 people were on board.6 families in one building that has completely demolished.2 buildings completely collapsed due to plane crashA plane has been crashed near Dalmia area in Gulistan-e-Johar
A cargo plane has reportedly crashed near Dalmia area in Gulistan-e-Johar locality, Geo News reported late Saturday.
According to sources, police, rescue workers, law enforcing agencies trying to reach the crash site.
According to reports, it was a Russian made plane. Dalmia is a thickly populated area near Gulistan-e-Johar so deaths have been feared.
Earlier, people claimed hearing a powerful explosion, which appeared a plane crash.
Hundreds of people have arrived on the spot while the crash site is on fire and thick smoke is emitting from the scene, eyewitnesses said.
Another eyewitness Adnan, said the right engine of the plane, appeared to be PIA’s plane, right engine caught fire first then while preparing to take turn, it crashed into ground.
A Russian-made cargo plane crashed in a fireball near residential apartments in Karachi, seconds after taking off from the city’s airport Sunday with eight people on board, said officials.
The Ilyushin IL-76 aircraft had been bound for the Sudanese capital Khartoum, said Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) spokesman Pervez George.
Police said there were injuries, but there was no immediate confirmation on casualty numbers or whether people had been hurt on the ground.
The crash caused a massive blaze in the Dalmai neighbourhood, where the Pakistan Air Force and Nay have residential apartments and sensitive installations close to Jinnah International airport, witnesses said.
“It took off from Karachi at 1:45 am (20:45 GMT Saturday) and after one and a half minutes it crashed,” said George.
“It was an IL-76 cargo plane. It was going to Khartoum. It had eight people on board,” he said.
Sunday’s plane crash was the third in four months in Pakistan and the second in Karachi in just four weeks.
Police said injured people had been evacuated to local hospitals, but had no immediate confirmation on numbers or whether there had been any deaths.
The explosion caused by the crash was so powerful that local residents thought it was triggered by a bomb, said Karachi police chief Fayyas Leghari.
“The crash has created a large fire. The fire brigade is on site and trying to extinguish the flames, but the fire is too large to bring under control quickly, so it will take time,” he said.
“It was a huge blast. People thought it was a bomb blast. Police are trying to assess the number of casualties. Several injured people have been taken to the local hospital.”
A CAA official speaking on condition of anonymity said that the plane crashed into a building under construction close to Navy residential apartments.
The crash site was near to the military-controlled area where a Pakistani twin-engine turboprop crashed after take off from Karachi on November 5, killing all 21 people on board.
Reports said there were 8 passengers on board which was bound to Khartoom, the capital of Sudan..
Ilyushin Il-76 Plane File Picture and Details
Il-76
Atlant-Soyuz Il-76 at Baghdad International Airport
Role Strategic airlifter
Manufacturer Tashkent Aviation Production Association
Designed by Ilyushin
First flight March 25, 1971
Introduced June 1974
Status Operational
Primary users Russian Air Force
Ukrainian Air Force
Indian Air Force
TransAVIAexport Airlines
Number built 960
Variants Ilyushin Il-78
Beriev A-50
KJ-2000
The Ilyushin Il-76 (NATO reporting name: Candid) is a multi-purpose 4-engined strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Ilyushin bureau. It was first planned as a commercial freighter in 1967. Intended as a replacement for the An-12, the Il-76 was designed for delivering heavy machinery to remote, poorly-serviced areas of the USSR. Military versions of the Il-76 have seen widespread use in Europe, Asia and Africa, including use as an airborne refueling tanker or as a command center.
The Il-76 has seen extensive service as a commercial freighter for ramp-delivered cargo, especially for outsized or heavy items unable to be otherwise carried. It has been used as emergency response transport for civilian evacuations and to deliver humanitarian/disaster relief aid around the world, especially to undeveloped areas due to its ability to operate from unpaved runways. A water-carrying version of the plane has been effective in fire-fighting. There is also a model used for zero-G training.
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