Boeing Jet Was on Fire Before Crash, Iran Says; Investigators Consider Hostile Act

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Boeing Jet Was on Fire Before Crash, Iran Says; Investigators Consider Hostile Act
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The plane was on fire before it hit the ground. Authorities are considering the possibility that the Ukraine International Airlines flight that crashed in Iran was hit by a projectile.

The Ukraine International Airlines flight that crashed after takeoff from Tehran was on fire before it hit the ground, Iran’s aviation regulator said, as the cause of the crash remained unclear and Ukrainian authorities considered the possibility that the plane was hit by a projectile or an explosion.

The Boeing Co. 737-800 single-aisle jet ascended to 8,000 feet before disappearing from radar and crashing, killing all 176 people on board, said Ali Abedzadeh, head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization, according to the state...

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