Chinese military plane crashes into house

At around 9am this morning (December 4), a Chinese J-7 fighter jet crashed into a house in Shantou City, Guangdong Province, causing a large explosion that injured at least 3 people. The pilot managed to parachute to safety before the plane crashed.

The news was reported by CCTV and Sina while images of the accident scene were shared by Chinese netizens on Weibo.

The incident occurred at around 9 a.m. local time. The fighter jet crashed in the center of Jinping District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province. When it hit the ground, the fighter jet hit a house, causing a large explosion, fire, and thick black smoke.





Images from the scene of the accident

One of the four people in the house managed to escape. The other three were rescued by rescuers and taken to the hospital with burns.

Immediately after the accident, local police, military and firefighters blocked off roads around the scene, causing serious traffic jams. Details of the incident have not yet been released.

According to Dantri-M