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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".
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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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