Madrid airport crash has killed 153 people

August 21 reported a plane Wednesday Spain (20) in the capital rushed out of Madrid airport runway to take off when the fire broke out, the Spanish government said the crash had caused 153 people dead. The nationality of the victims has yet to open.

The BBC reported that the plane containing a total of 166 passengers and six crew, the aircraft is the terminus of West Africa near the Spanish Gran Canaria Island LasPalmas airport.

Spanish authorities said there were 19 survivors, some of whom were critically injured.

The plane crash is under the Scandinavian Airlines Spanair company a number JK5022 the MD 82 aircraft.

Spain has suspended President Sabadeluo resort, rushed to Madrid. The Government announced three days of condolences.

14:30 pm local time that this aircraft, McDonnell-Douglas aircraft crashed in Madrid airport.

The reasons for the crash remains unclear, but it is reported that the plane took off at the left of the smoke of a fire engine.

The fourth from the airport terminal building near the runway out smoke. Television footage showed fire helicopter was the scene over the sprinklers.

Dozens of ambulances arrived at the crash site. Can be seen from the television screen, ambulance personnel Yongdanjiatai a few people.

Earlier, in Madrid airport BBC reporter said that she personally saw more than 70 ambulances leaving the scene of the crash.

Spanair is a subsidiary of SAS.

British aviation experts told a BBC, Mr Road 82 is within the European short-range flight of common models. He also said, Spanair good safety record of the past.