Six die in helicopter crash in Moscow

A helicopter crashed in northern Siberia today, killing at least six of the 15 people on board.

The Mi-8 helicopter went down in the Tyumen region, about 1,000 miles northeast of Moscow, and burst into flames, said ministry spokesman Sergei Vlasov.

The fate of the remaining nine people aboard was not immediately known. The helicopter was conducting a survey of forests, he said.