Small plane crashes in Philadelphia
Footage shared on social media appeared to show a huge blaze and scattered debris
A single-engine plane has crashed into a residential neighbourhood in Philadelphia, reportedly setting multiple homes and cars on fire and leaving flaming debris strewn across a road.
Footage of the incident shows numerous emergency vehicles responding to the incident in a busy residential area, with burning debris sending plumes of black smoke into the sky.
A fireball was followed by the ignition of several fires on the ground in a northeastern neighborhood of the east coast US city, the local FOX29 channel showed.
Two people were aboard the plane, police told CBS, with other injuries reported on the ground.
The crash took place at around 6pm on Friday evening in the highly populated area of Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard in the northern part of the city.
Firefighters put out an “all hands” call at 6.12pm, CNN reported, and dozens of firefighters were scrambled to the scene of the crash. It added that police have classified it as a “major incident”
Ring Doorbell footage of the incident shows what appears to be a plane falling out of the sky, followed by a large explosion, Fox 5 reported.
It is not clear what caused the crash, and it is not yet known if the aircraft’s passengers survived.
Ryan Tian, 23, of Delaware County, witnessed a huge explosion as he was getting dinner from a food truck located at a parking lot at Cottman and Bustleton Avenues.
Mr Tian told Fox he “saw the sky turning orange” and then a “massive fireball.”
This is a breaking news story and will be updated
