Plane crash in Northeast Philadelphia leaves multiple houses on fire, causes explosion
Emergency crews are responding to an explosion in Northeast Philadelphia after a small plane crashed in the area of Roosevelt Boulevard and Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia police confirmed to CBS News Philadelphia.
Two people were aboard the plane, according to police. There are other injuries reported on the ground, police added.
Multiple homes are on fire in the area of Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard following the crash, fire officials said.
It's unclear at this time what led to the crash. The victims' status was also not immediately available.
A pediatric patient, an escort and four crew members were on the plane when it crashed in Northeast Philadelphia, according to Jet Rescue Air Ambulance.
Here is a compilation of the videos that are now circulating of the apparent plane crash in Pennsylvania.
A lot of people commenting that it looks more like a missile than a plane crash. The aggregate knowledge of the Interwebs confirming it was indeed a plane.
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