Plane crash ignites chaos in San Diego neighborhood, many dead
A dramatic plane crash occurred in San Diego when a small aircraft crashed into a residential neighborhood, igniting fires in fifteen houses. Emergency services are on-site. The local fire department reported "multiple fatalities."
What do you need to know?
- Where did the accident happen? The accident took place in a residential neighborhood in San Diego, California, USA.
- What are the consequences of the disaster? As a result of the plane crash, 15 houses caught fire, and a rescue operation is underway.
- Are there casualties? "Many people have died," reported the local fire department.
What happened in San Diego?
In San Diego, California, a serious plane crash occurred when a small aircraft—a Cessna 550—crashed into a residential area, setting 15 houses on fire.
Emergency services took immediate action to control the situation and minimize damage. The local fire department reported "multiple fatalities."
What are the actions of the emergency services?
Emergency services at the disaster site are working to extinguish the fire and secure the area.
Firefighters are trying to enter the burning buildings to evacuate residents. "There's jet fuel all over the place," recounted Dan Eddy of the local fire department.
The aircraft took off from Teterboro Airport near New York, stopped in Kansas, and was en route to San Diego. It is not yet known how many people were on board the Cessna.
