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Two pilots dead after Russian jet crashes into house in Siberia

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="A person using a mobile phone stands near the debris of a plane at the crash site of a Russian Su-30 SM fighter aircraft in the city of Irkutsk, Russia, 23 October 2022. The Su-30SM fighter jet crashed in Irkutsk during an acceptance flight, killing its two pilots, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) reported. EPA-EFE/DMITRY REZNIKOV" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/overseas/10/24/plane-crash.jpg"/><figcaption>A person using a mobile phone stands near the debris of a plane at the crash site of a Russian Su-30 SM fighter aircraft in the city of Irkutsk, Russia, 23 October 2022. The Su-30SM fighter jet crashed in Irkutsk during an acceptance flight, killing its two pilots, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) reported. <em>EPA-EFE/DMITRY REZNIKOV</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MOSCOW, Russia - Two pilots were killed after a Russian jet conducting a test flight crashed Sunday into a two-storey house in the city of Irkutsk in southern Siberia, the regional governor said.</p><p>The incident comes days after a military jet crashed into a block of flats in the Russian town of Yeysk near Ukraine, killing more than a dozen people, including children.</p><p>&quot;A Su category plane hit a two-storey building in Irkutsk on Przhevalskogo street,&quot; governor Igor Kobzev said on social media.</p><p>The local department of the emergencies ministry clarified that a &quot;Su-30 aircraft crashed during a test flight&quot;. </p><p>Kobzev later said two pilots were killed in the crash but residents were unharmed. </p><p>He posted a video of the building, which he described as a &quot;private home for two families of 100 metres squared&quot; , with smoke billowing against a dark sky. </p><p>At least a dozen firefighters were seen at the scene, working to extinguish the fire that broke out after the crash. </p><p>By around 1300 GMT the fire was contained, according to the emergencies ministry, which said the blaze had engulfed an area of 200 meters squared in size.</p><p>According to Kobzev, two families -- five people in total -- lived in the house but were not in at the time of the incident.</p><p>The governor expressed his &quot;sincere condolences&quot; to the pilots&#x27; families.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s a big tragedy. It&#x27;s painful when professionals die,&quot; he said. </p><p>After the crash, some 150 homes were left without power, Kobzev said, adding it would be restored by the end of the day. </p><p>Russia&#x27;s investigative committee, which probes major crimes, said in a statement it had launched a criminal case over the incident.</p><div><strong>bur/raz</strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CrP90v305Jo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Two pilots were killed after a Russian jet conducting a test flight crashed Sunday into a two-storey house in the city of Irkutsk in southern Siberia.