China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 plane with 132 on board crashes, officials say.
BEIJING -- A China Eastern Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in a remote mountainous area of southern China on Monday, officials said, setting off a forest fire visible from space in the country's worst air disaster in nearly a decade.
Villagers were first to arrive at the forested area where the plane went down, sparking a blaze big enough to be seen on NASA satellite images. Hundreds of rescue workers were swiftly dispatched from Guangxi and neighboring Guangdong province. State media reported all 737-800s in China Eastern's fleet were ordered grounded, while broadcaster CCTV said the airliner had set up nine teams to deal with aircraft disposal, accident investigation, family assistance and other pressing matters.
Chicago-based Boeing Co. said it was aware of the initial reports of the crash and was"working to gather more information." Boeing stock dropped over 8% in pre-market trading early Monday. The plane stopped transmitting data just southwest of Wuzhou, a city of 3 million in eastern Guangxi.
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