On the evening of December 26, 2013, an An 12 cargo plane of the Irkutsk aircraft plant crashed in Irkutsk on the Novosibirsk Irkutsk route. Preliminary data say 6 crew members and 3 cargo escorts were on board. Rescuers, firefighters and psychologists are at the scene, and the open fire has been extinguished.
At 21:39 (Irk) on December 26, 2013, the Crisis Management Center of the Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Irkutsk Region received a report from the “01” dispatcher in Irkutsk about the crash of an AN-12 cargo aircraft of the Irkutsk Aviation Plant, carrying cargo on the Novosibirsk - Irkutsk route. According to preliminary data, there were 6 crew members and three people accompanying the cargo on board the aircraft.Units of the Second Detachment of the Federal Fire Service of the Irkutsk Region and a specialized fire station are working at the crash site, with a total of 31 personnel and 9 vehicles. The open fire at the scene of the blaze was extinguished at 22:15 (Irk).
An operational group and psychologists from the Main Directorate are working at the site, and a hotline is operating - 8 (395 2) 399-999. In total, 175 people and 36 units of equipment are involved, including 53 people and 12 units of equipment from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.
Based on materials from the press service of the Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Irkutsk Region