ALERT A Russian military jet Su-34 has crashed into a residential building in the port city of Yeysk

At least one person died in a plane crash in Yeysk, three more, including a child, were hospitalized in serious condition.

Russian media is reporting that the engines of the Su-34 caught fire after takeoff. Some are speculating that bird strikes caused the fire.

Russia’s MoD: A Su-34 aircraft crashed in Yeysk while climbing to perform a training flight from a military airfield. According to the report of the ejected pilots, the cause of the plane crash in Yeysk was the ignition of one of the engines during takeoff.

Ammunition continues to explode at the site of the plane crash in Yeysk.