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Des Plaines Priest, Joliet Woman Survive Mexico Plane Crash

103 people were on the plane during the fiery crash.

CHICAGO (CBS) — Two Chicago area residents were among 103 people who survived a fiery plane crash in Mexico on Tuesday. Dozens of people were injured, but no one died in the crash.

Aeromexico flight 2431 went down shortly after takeoff in the northern state of Durango on Tuesday, en route to Mexico City, and caught fire after the crash.

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