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| Small plane hits Texas building | Small plane hits Texas building |
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| A small, single-engined private plane has crashed into a seven-storey office building in Austin, Texas. | 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 | 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. | 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. | 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). | 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. | The fire department has cut power to the area to help it tackle a blaze at the scene. |
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