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Que. (UPI) -- Seventeen people died and seven were seriously
injured Thursday night in the fiery crash of a Quebec Air
turboprop that plunged into a field and shattered into three
pieces minutes after taking off. The dead included all three
crew members and 14 passengers, a Quebec Air spokesman said
today. The seven injured were reported out of danger but in
serious condition with burns and fractures. The Fairchild F-27
aircraft, bound for Montreal, took off from St. Foy's L'Ancienne
Laurette airport in suburban Quebec City at 6:50 p.m. EST
Thursday. "Off the take-off, Quebec Air flight 255 advised the
control tower of engine trouble and was given immediate
permission to make an emergency landing," Derek Crossen,
director-general of the regional airline, said today. Runways
were cleared. The plane circled the airport twice, then skimmed
over a local restaurant with flames bursting from one engine
before crashing into a field less than a mile from a