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People survived that? Looks like a giant ball of fire engulphed the entire plane as it smacked into a wall going 100+ mph.



Two people survived it (or at least, they have survived it so far) by being at the tail of the plane as it separated on impact and avoided the fireball, I imagine.


The AP article[0] list the survivors as crew members(flight attendants). By looking at the main pic in the article with only the tail section as looking anything like it was once a plane, I am guessing they were saved from the brunt of it by the back galley wall

> "Emergency workers pulled out two people, both crew members, to safety, and local health officials said they remain conscious."

[0] https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-plane-fire-68da9b0bd5...


nypost article i saw said two people confirmed alive




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