Two dead as fireball engulfs apartment building after Russian jet crashes

Flames and smoke engulf a building after a warplane crashed into a residential area in Yeysk, Russia (Ostorozhno Novosty/AP)

At least two people were killed when a Russian warplane crashed in a residential area in the port of Yeysk on the Sea of Azov after suffering engine failure, Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said.

The Su-34 bomber went down after one of its engines caught fire during takeoff for a training mission, the Russian Defence Ministry said.