Two people killed as a plane crashes in California. Two people were killed and 19 injured when a small plane crashed through the rooftop of a commercial building in Southern California on Thursday, police said.
People killed as a plane crashes
Police spokeswoman Kristy Wells confirmed the two deaths after the crash in the city of Fullerton. Eleven people were taken to the local hospital, while eight were treated and released at the scene, police said.
Fullerton is a city of about 140,000 people some 25 miles southeast of Los Angeles and if it wasn’t the day after the new years, the casualty list could have been a lot worse.
Plane crashes in California
Ms Wells said the fire damaged the warehouse, which appeared to contain sewing machines and textile stock, with surrounding businesses evacuated. The people who died were believed to have been on the plane, while those injured were inside the building.
Plane crashes into warehouse in California
The flight-tracking website FlightAware showed a four-seat, single-engine aircraft crashed about a minute after take-off.
Security camera footage from Rucci Forge, a wheel manufacturer across the street, showed a fiery explosion and a large plume of black smoke as the plane appeared to dive into the building tilted on its side.
The plane crashed near the Fullerton Municipal Airport
The plane crashed near the Fullerton Municipal Airport, a general aviation airport in Orange County that is about six miles from Disneyland. It has one runway and one heliport.
Metrolink, a regional train line, is nearby and flanks a residential neighbourhood and commercial warehouse buildings.