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| Hampshire plane crash: Light aircraft crashes into car auction warehouse near Blackbushe Airport | |
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| A fire has broken out after a small plane leaving Blackbushe airport in Yately, Hampshire,crashed into a car auction warehouse shortly after takeoff. | |
| The emergency services were called to the scene at the car dealership near the border with Hampshire and Surrey at around 3:10pm. | |
| Footage shows the aircraft ablaze, as acrid smoke rises from its wreckage. Firefighters can been seen dousing the plane with water. | |
| It is unclear if anyone has been injured. | It is unclear if anyone has been injured. |
| ALERT VIDEO Plane crash at Blackbushe Airport in Hampshire, England pic.twitter.com/RnDnrxfDvq | ALERT VIDEO Plane crash at Blackbushe Airport in Hampshire, England pic.twitter.com/RnDnrxfDvq |
| Plane crashed in British car auction in blackbushe London @SkyNews @MailOnline @BBCNews pic.twitter.com/UL1sq0prUS | |
| Police have tweeted that they are at the scene, and have urged the public to avoid the area if possible, as the site backs on to the A30 near the M3. | |
| We're dealing with an air emergency incident at Blackbushe Airport. Please avoid the area if you can. We’ll update you when we can. | |
| A South East Coast Ambulance Service spokesman said a number of ambulances are on the scene, and air ambulance have also been called. | |
| "At the moment the number of casualties is unconfirmed," he said. | |
| A spokesman for the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) confirmed it was "aware" of the incident and was "making inquiries". | |
| British Car Auctions in Farnham told BBC News that the aircraft crashed into its warehouse, and those inside were evacuated from the building. | |
| An eye witness has described hearing the aircraft before the crash. | |
| Daphne Knowles, 70, told Get Surrey: "I heard an aircraft coming very very fast from behind me." | |
| She added: "I'm a glider pilot and I thought it's far too low to ground." | |
| More to follow | More to follow |