07.07 Boeing-777 Crash-Lands, Catches Fire in San-Francisco

MOSCOW, July 7 (RIA Novosti) - A Boeing-777 plane from Seoul crash-landed and caught fire at the San Francisco International Airport late on Saturday, CNN said citing the Federal Aviation Authority.

The plane, with nearly 300 people on board, was operated by Asiana Airlines. Reuters said, citing an unnamed Asiana Airlines official, that it had 291 passengers and 16 crew members on board. The company was still trying to determine the number of people who may have been injured.

According to CNN affiliate KTVU, two people died and 61 sought medical assistance after the accident. Fox News said 48 people were seriously injured, mostly due to fire and smoke.

According to an ABC News report, ten of the injured, two of them children, are in critical condition.

A photograph from the scene posted to Twitter shows what appear to be passengers walking off the plane, some of them carrying their bags.

The plane is lying on its belly, with the tail missing and no landing gear visible. Evacuation slides are seen extending from one side of the aircraft.

A video from KTVU shows that the top of the aircraft is charred and is missing in some spots.

The airport was closed for departures, Fox News said.

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Updated at 01:07 with more info about casualties, at 2:56 with info about people on board