The plane had reportedly taken off for the northern city of Murmansk, but a fire broke out while it was in the air and it returned to Sheremetyevo (Picture: AP)
At least 41 people have died after a passenger plane erupted into a fireball during an emergency landing in Moscow.
The Aeroflot aircraft burst into flames at Sheremetyevo airport after hitting the runway this evening.
It was later stated that 13 people, including two children, had been killed.
However investigators confirmed this evening that 41 had died in the blaze.
Speaking in a statement, the Russian Investigative Committee said: There were 78 people on board, including [five] crew members.
Passengers are seen fleeing from the aircraft using emergency slides (Picture: AP)
The Interfax agency reported that the plane, a Russian-made Superjet-100, had just taken off (Picture: AFP)
The Aeroflot aircraft burst into flames at Sheremetyevo airport after htting the runway this evening (Picture: AP)
Unconfirmed reports say at least five people have been injured (Picture: east2west)
Video on Russian news channel Rossiya-24 showed the plane, a Sukhoi SSJ-100 regional jet, landing with large flames engulfing the rear section (Picture: east2west)
According to updated information, 37 out of them survived.
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Video on Russian news channel Rossiya-24 showed the plane, a Sukhoi SSJ-100 regional jet, landing with large flames engulfing the rear section.
Passengers are seen fleeing from the aircraft using emergency slides.
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft of Aeroflot Airlines is covered in fire retardant foam (Picture: AP)
Over a dozen people died (Picture: AP)
The plane melted in the heat (Picture: AP)
Reports say there were 78 people aboard the plane (Picture: AP)
A passenger plane has erupted into a fireball after landing in Moscow (Picture: east2west news)
