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Breaking: US Marine Corps KC-130 Crashes in Mississippi

July 10, 2017 usmc_kc-130_crash_in_mississippi
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EXCLUSIVE SKYCOPTER VIDEO: Military C-130 crashes on Leflore/Sunflower County line; Four bodies recovered https://t.co/aDo4h38rnm pic.twitter.com/5SWN8Q8pI6

— WLBT 3 On Your Side (@WLBT) July 11, 2017

Authorities is Mississippi say at least five people were killed when a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 refueling plane crashed Monday evening.

Leflore County Sheriff Ricky Banks told the Greenwood Commonwealth newspaper that nine people were supposed to be on board the plane, which crashed in a soybean field approximately 85 miles north of Jackson. He said a helicopter was searching for more remains.

An intense fire fed by jet fuel hampered firefighters.

Austin Jones, who owns a neighboring farm, said the fire continued after sunset. “It’s burning worse now than it was early in the afternoon,” said Jones. He said his son watched the plane go down while working on the farm and said it was smoking as it descended. – Fox News

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