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| Small plane crashes in Philadelphia, causing explosion and fire | Small plane crashes in Philadelphia, causing explosion and fire |
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| Watch: Police respond to fiery scene after small plane crashes in Philadelphia | |
| A small plane has crashed into several homes in north-east Philadelphia on Friday evening, local police told BBC's US partner CBS News. | |
| Two people were aboard the plane and there are reports of others injured on the ground, police said. | Two people were aboard the plane and there are reports of others injured on the ground, police said. |
| Fire officials in Philadelphia said multiple homes are on fire following the crash and explosion. Emergency crews have responded to the scene. | Fire officials in Philadelphia said multiple homes are on fire following the crash and explosion. Emergency crews have responded to the scene. |
| It is unclear what led to the crash, who was aboard the plane or if there are any survivors. | It is unclear what led to the crash, who was aboard the plane or if there are any survivors. |
| The crash happened just blocks from the Roosevelt Mall, a three-story shopping centre in a densely populated part of the Pennsylvania city. | |
| The area where the crash occurred is filled with terraced housing and shops. | |
| Video of the incident online show the plane coming down quickly and a huge fireball rocketing into the sky. | |
| The plane, a Learjet 55, took off from from the Northeast Philadelphia Airport about 18:30 local time and crashed less than four miles (6.4km) away, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). | |
| The FAA said in a statement that the flight was en-route to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri. | |
| The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating. | |
| Weather forecasts in the area show it's been a cloudy and rainy evening with winds measured around 10 to 20 mph. | |
| Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro wrote on X that he's in touch with local authorities and is "offering all Commonwealth resources as they respond to the small private plane crash". | |
| The plane crash comes just days after a much larger collision happened between a commercial jet and a military helicopter in Washington DC, where officials suspect all 67 people aboard both aircraft were killed. | |
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