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Light plane crashes into Tokyo suburb and sets houses on fire Three feared dead after light plane crashes into Tokyo suburb
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A light plane crashed into a residential area in Tokyo on Sunday morning, setting fire to several houses, according to local media. A light plane crashed into a residential area in Tokyo on Sunday morning, setting fire to several houses and killing three people, according to local media and officials.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or casualties. Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK, said three people were involved in the accident one of whom had been rescued, but offered few other details. The five-seater plane crashed about 11am shortly after it departed Tokyo’s Chofu airport, public broadcaster NHK reported.
At least three houses and two cars were on fire in the capital’s residential district of Chofu, and the crash also damaged the roofs of other houses nearby, NHK said. A Tokyo Fire Department spokesman said: “Four people were involved in the accident and three of them were rescued, but we don’t know about further details, including their condition.” He said it was also not clear how many people were aboard the plane.
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Television footage showed the remains of the plane’s tail, and firefighters battling the inferno. NHK, quoting police, said two people on board and one female local resident were killed in the accident.
At least three houses and two cars were on fire in the capital’s residential district of Chofu near the airport, and the crash also damaged the roofs of other houses nearby, according to the spokesman and local media.
A witness told NHK: “I thought it was flying quite low.”
Television footage showed firefighters battling the blaze, and showed the remains of the plane’s tail.