ASTANA, December 25. /TASS/. A passenger plane has crashed near Kazakhstan's Aktau, a fire has broken out at the crash site, the Emergencies Ministry reported.

"A total of 52 rescuers from the Kazakh Emergencies Ministry and 11 pieces of equipment arrived at the crash site. Upon arrival, they saw the plane in flames. Firefighters are now extinguishing it. The information about the injured is being clarified, but according to preliminary data there are survivors," the statement said.