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Small plane hits Texas building | |
(20 minutes later) | |
A small, single-engined private plane has crashed into a seven-storey office building in Austin, Texas. | |
Smoke could be seen billowing from the building, which houses offices of the federal tax agency. | Smoke could be seen billowing from the building, which houses offices of the federal tax agency. |
Most employees have been evacuated but one person is unaccounted for, a spokesman for the Austin fire department said. | Most employees have been evacuated but one person is unaccounted for, a spokesman for the Austin fire department said. |
The building is next door to FBI field offices, but the bureau said there was no indication the crash was deliberate. | The building is next door to FBI field offices, but the bureau said there was no indication the crash was deliberate. |
A Department of Homeland Security spokesman said there was "no reason to believe there is a nexus of criminal or terrorist activity at this time". | A Department of Homeland Security spokesman said there was "no reason to believe there is a nexus of criminal or terrorist activity at this time". |
Power cut off | |
A law enforcement official told US media they were checking possible links to reports of a domestic dispute in Georgetown, Texas, and allegations that the suspect in that dispute tried to burn down his home before allegedly taking off in the plane. | |
The official said they were also investigating the possibility that the crash might have been intentional act by the pilot. | |
A spokesman for the Austin fire department said the plane hit the building at 0956 local time (1556 GMT). | |
He said two people had been taken to hospital, but it is not clear if they were seriously injured. | He said two people had been taken to hospital, but it is not clear if they were seriously injured. |
The fire department has cut power to the area to help it tackle a blaze at the scene. |