3 survivors after Boeing 737 crashes in Cuba with 113 aboard: officer
Posted May 18, 2018 01:40:21 PM.
Last Updated May 18, 2018 03:00:22 PM.
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A military officer tells reporters that there appears to have been only three survivors, who are in critical condition, after a Boeing 737 crashed on takeoff from Jose Marti International Airport in Havana on Friday, with 104 passengers and nine crew aboard.
The officer declined to provide his name and other officials declined to confirm the figure.
The plane came to rest in a yuca field where firefighters sprayed the charred fuselage with hoses.
Officials said the plane was headed to the eastern city of Holguin when it crashed between the airport in southern Havana and the nearby town of Santiago de Las Vegas.
The plane was operated by Cubana. The state airline has taken many of its aging planes out of service in recent months due to mechanical problems.
