Multiple Fatalities As Commuter Jet Crashes Near Buffalo

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Initial reports indicate there are no survivors.

A Continental Airlines commuter plane crashed and burst into flames late Thursday in Clarence Center, New York, just outside of Buffalo. Flight 3407, operated by Colgan Air was enroute from Newark, when it went down about five minutes prior to landing in Buffalo. The FAA reports the plane was carrying 44 passengers, and 4 crewmembers. Live updates from MSNBC.

Death Toll Rises in Madrid Plane Crash

Two dozen survivors pulled from wreckage

An airliner departing Madrid's Barajas International airport caught fire Wednesday and reportedly crashed after a take-off attempt.

The Spanair flight carrying 172 passengers and crew was en route to Las Palmas, in the Canary Islands - a popular vacation destination.

Latest government numbers report 90 fatalities, but CNN+ is reporting nearly 150 deaths. "It is certain catastrophe," one emergency official said.

Madrid newspaper El Mundo stated the aircraft broke into two as it crashed off the runway. Another report stated the accident occurred after a second attempt at take-off.

Spanair is Spain's second largest commercial airliner.

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