YEYSK, Oct 18, 2022 (BSS /TASS) - There was no explosion after an Su-34 
fighter jet crash in the courtyard of a residential building in the town of 
Yeysk in southern Russia, Emergencies Minister Alexander Kurenkov told 
reporters on Tuesday.

"The jet hit against the house as it crashed and broke down, with the fuel 
spilling during the breakdown. There was no explosion as such," he said, 
adding that "the fire started as a result of fuel spread."

An Su-34 fighter-bomber crashed in Yeysk upon a climb during its training 
flight from a military airfield late on October 17 after one of its engines 
burst into flames. The fuel that spilled during the crash ignited, with the 
fire spreading to a nearby multi-story residential building, engulfing all 
nine stories. The pilots ejected. President Vladimir Putin ordered to provide 
all necessary aid to the victims of the emergency.