The pilot revealed the cause of the fire of the plane that crashed in Moscow

"We managed to restore communication via the emergency frequency, but it was short and only worked intermittently. We could say a few words, but then the contact is gone, " he precised.

According to the pilot, it is because of the violent landing that the aircraft has burned. "The reason is surely the following: the deposits were full ", he said.

The first sources indicated that the fire had been declared on board, but in a video published several hours after the accident, the plane was hit by the plane and bounced before catching fire .

Immediately after the landing, the pbadengers were evacuated by slideways located at the front of the aircraft while the flames engulfed it at high speed, with huge columns of black smoke rising in the air.

According to emergency service sources cited by the Russian media, two "black boxes" were found the aircraft at the scene of the accident and sent to the investigators.

In total, 78 people were aboard the aircraft when it was forced to return to the airport. Moscow-Sheremetyevo, a few minutes after taking off to Murmansk (north), where a three-day duel was decreed.

According to the Research Committee, the body responsible for major research in Russia, 41 people have died. Nine others were hospitalized, three of them in serious condition.