Ukraine's Greeks carrying An-12 aircraft landed emergency landing because of the air fire, then fell and exploded near Kavala.

The AN-12 transport aircraft and 8-person crew, a Ukrainian company, was in distress from Serbia to Jordan and fell near Kavala, north of Greece on the night of July 16, according to ERT Television.

The image of the scene was broadcast on the Greek National Television showed that the fire force could not control the fire after the plane plunged to the ground.

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The image of the locals recorded when the An-12 fell near Kavala, north of Greece on the night of July 16.

Giorgos Archontopoulos, a locals, said he felt something unusual when he heard the sound of the aircraft engine on his head.

About 22h45 on July 16 (2h45 on July 17, Hanoi), I heard the very strange engine sound of the plane.

Officials said the pilot contacted the air traffic control station to apply for an emergency landing at a airport near Kavala, but the plane then suddenly lost the signal.

The video returned by the witness shows that the plane fell quickly with the engine, then rushed to the ground and exploded, creating a large flame.

Filippos Anastasiadis, mayor of Paggaio town near Kavala, answered on Open TV that the aircraft crashed about 2 km from the residential area.

The fire truck was transferred to the scene of the northern Greek plane crash on the night of July 16.

Local authorities deployed 15 employees and 7 fire engines to put out the fire at the plane crash and expected to reinforce additional rescue forces.

The Greece's special disaster response unit was mobilized to investigate the scene, although it was not possible to verify the type of goods transported on the An-12.

We assess the goods in the immediate future as a dangerous material, the local fire department official said.

Ukraine has not commented on information.

The moving information of the An-12 before falling near Kavala, northern Greece.

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