Viral video of the burning engine from the Nepalese airline disaster is actually rather old.

In a widely shared video, an aircraft's right engine was seen on fire, with the fire being attributed to the Sunday plane crash in Pokhara, Nepal. According to Blogging Freek, the video is dated and originates from Russia.

Video has gone viral on social media

 Web Desk for Blogging Freek  On Sunday, a Yeti Airlines aircraft carrying 68 passengers and four crew members crashed close to Pokhara International Airport. The cause of the crash is not yet known, and rescue personnel are still looking for the bodies.

Recently, a video that depicts a plane's right engine on fire and suggesting engine issues while the aircraft was in descent has gone viral on social media. The motions of the jet in the new video coincided with those seen in previous Sunday-morning videos of the accident in Nepal.

viral video

Blogging Freek has discovered that the popular video is actually ancient and originates from Russia, not Nepal. The article has been amended to reflect the fact that the disputed video does not, in fact, depict the Sunday jet accident in Nepal.

In the widely shared footage, the plane was seen flying slowly and twisting in midair just before it crashed.

Nepal plane crash near #PokharaAirport caught on camera from ground, these visuals show the plane engine caught fire 🔥, which may have been a bird hit after which it just went down tilted. #NepalPlaneCrash #YetiAirlines pic.twitter.com/m53qYgZnp9

— Jai Jaiswal (@JaiJais07887097) January 16, 2023

NEPAL AIRCRAFT CRASH

 The 9N-ANC ATR-72 aircraft operated by Yeti Airlines departed Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu at 10:33 on Sunday morning, and it made its final contact with the air traffic control system at 10:50.