Flight 3054 on TAM Linhas Aereas crashed on July 17, 2007 while landing at Sao Paulo. Heavy rain apparently caused the plane to overrun the runway. The plane then overran a nearby expressway and crashed into a TAM Express warehouse, where it exploded. Sao Paulo fire authorities report over 200 deaths.
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162 passengers on board
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18 TAM employees on the flight
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6-person flight crew on board
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15 people on the ground were also killed
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13 additional injuries suffered by people on the ground
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The plane was an [http
//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A320_family Airbus A320]
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The flight originated from Porto Alegre in Brazil
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Among the passengers feared dead
Julio Redecker, leader of Brazilian Social Democracy Party
