MOE: found in Tuva Mi-8 could catch fire from hitting the ground – RIA Novosti

KRASNOYARSK, August 8 – RIA Novosti. Discovered in the mountains of Tuva Mi-8 helicopter, missing last fall, most likely caught fire as a result of hitting the ground, he said on Saturday, RIA Novosti head of the press Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Louise Sevil.

Tenth October 2014 when the private en-route town Sorug Todzha district – the city of Kyzyl lost contact with the helicopter Mi-8 of airline “Tuva-Air.” On board the helicopter were seven passengers (LLC “Stroylayn”) and five crew members. On Friday evening the Ministry of Defense reported that the military discovered allegedly missing helicopter wreckage. On Saturday, the head of Tuva, confirmed this information. At the crash site were found the bodies of 10 dead.

According to Seville, the helicopter was found in the forest on the northern ridge Tumat Taiga at a height of 2.5 thousand meters. Found the wreckage badly burned.

“Burnt body of the helicopter of the largest objects – is the tail part. According to preliminary information, the helicopter can catch fire after hitting the ground,” – said Sevil.

She added that currently in place crash are 13 emergency workers and three pieces of equipment. “Our staff will assist investigators in conducting the necessary investigations. So far, the group has not arrived on the scene,” – she said.