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A plane crashed in Philadelphia early Saturday, setting multiple homes on fire, with casualties feared. Several videos of the plane crash were captured on cameras.
Plane crash in Northeast Philadelphia (X / @lika_4649)
A plane crashed in the vicinity of a shopping mall in Philadelphia in the wee hours of Saturday (Indian time). According to media reports, multiple homes were on fire and casualties were feared.
BNO News said at least six people were confirmed dead in the Philadelphia plane crash. However, an official confirmation on the number of casualties was awaited.
News agency Reuters quoted the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper and stated the crash took place shortly after 6 pm Eastern near the Roosevelt Mall in northeast Philadelphia.
CBS News said two people were onboard the plane at the time of the crash.
A fireball was followed by the ignition of several fires on the ground in a northeastern neighborhood of the east coast US city, the local FOX29 channel showed.
Videos on social media showed a bright flash caught on camera as the plane crashed.
Another video showed thick smoke at the site of the plane crash and multiple cars were up in flames.
Another video showed chaos and panic on the streets as multiple homes were seen up on flames in the vicinity of the plane crash.
Locals, in one video, were seen in panic, as they heard a loud boom and saw a ball of fire just as the plane crashed.
The Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management confirmed on social media that there was a “major incident” in the area of the reported crash, but provided no other details.
Media reports said the plane crashed outside Roosevelt Mall in the city in Pennsylvania.
Reports also suggested the crashed plane was a medical aircraft, a Learjet 55, which took off from Philadelphia and was en route to Springfield, Missouri.
An official confirmation on the number of people onboard the plane and the fatalities was yet awaited.
