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66 Dead in Thai Jet Crash

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 16, 2007 8:30 AM CDT

(Newser) – As many as 100 people were feared dead yesterday as a Thai plane ripped in two and exploded in flames in heavy rain as it touched down in the popular tourist resort of Phuket island. Some 20 passengers appeared to scramble to safety as smoke engulfed the budget jetliner operated by Orient Thai Airways.

The plane crashed as the pilot was making his second attempt to land in heavy rains, according to witnesses. Phukit island is one of Thailand's leading tourist destinations.

An injured foreign passenger is treated at a hospital in Phuket.
An injured foreign passenger is treated at a hospital in Phuket.   (Associated Press)
Thai firefighters and rescuers try to put off the fire and help passengers out of a plane that crashed at Phuket international airport in southern Thailand.
Thai firefighters and rescuers try to put off the fire and help passengers out of a plane that crashed at Phuket international airport in southern Thailand.   (Associated Press)
Thai firefighters and rescuers try to put off the fire and help passengers out of a plane that crashed while about to land at Phuket international airport in southern Thailand.
Thai firefighters and rescuers try to put off the fire and help passengers out of a plane that crashed while about to land at Phuket international airport in southern Thailand.   (Associated Press)
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