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At least three people died Tuesday morning when a small aircraft exploded while lifting off at the airport of Manaus, capital of Amazonas state in northern Brazil.
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The Cessna BE-58 light aircraft owned by Apui Taxi Aereo company exploded just seconds after it lifted off at 0620 local time (1020 GMT), media reports said, quoted the local fire brigade.
Six people including the pilot were aboard the plane at the time of the accident. The plane was on its way to Apui, a city in the middle of the Brazilian Amazonian region, some 453 kilometers from Manaus.
The three victims were charred, while two men and one woman suffering from first, second and third-degree burns, were taken to a local hospital, the fire brigade said.
The causes of the accident are still unknown.
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