The Age.com (Australia), "Death toll hits 200 in Brazil TAM Airlines air crash"

          About 200 people are feared dead in Brazil's second major air disaster in less than a year. Rescue crews have pulled 45 bodies from the wreckage of the Airbus A320 that burst into flames on Tuesday at Brazil's busiest airport. All 176 passengers and crew aboard the TAM airliner are believed to have died, along with others on the ground, including 16 workers in a building owned by the airline.
          The Brazilian airliner, flying from Porto Alegre in southern Brazil, lost control on landing at Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport, which is known for slippery runways and has become a symbol of the country's chaotic air transport system. The passenger jet skidded off the rain-soaked landing strip and shot over a bustling avenue just below, slamming into a fuel station and cargo terminal where people were working. "The plane came spinning and passed over our heads at the level of the street lights," said Luis Santos, who was in his car at the station at the time. "When it hit the ground it exploded, sending pieces all around."
          Dozens of ambulances raced to the crash site, where the plane's tail stuck out of the cargo terminal in flames as firefighters tried to put out the blaze, which spread to neighbouring buildings and threatened houses. Government officials said that at least 11 people were being treated for injuries at hospitals, where three died. The plane, flown by Brazil's No. 1 airline, TAM Linhas Aereas, was carrying 170 passengers and six crew when it rammed into the carrier's cargo building. Sao Paulo state Governor Jose Serra said there was almost no chance of any survivors. Rescue crews have recovered 45 bodies so far.

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