Los Angeles:
A small plane crashed into a commercial building in California on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring 18 others, police said.
The crash occurred early in the afternoon near Fullerton Municipal Airport, 25 miles southeast of Los Angeles. The cause remains unknown.
“There are two confirmed fatalities,” Fullerton police said on X.
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There have been two confirmed fatalities, ten individuals have been transported to area hospitals for treatment and eight individuals have been treated and released at the scene. The investigation is ongoing. https://t.co/CiLra4HYFv
— Fullerton PD (@FPDPIO) January 3, 2025
In addition, ten people were hospitalized and eight others were treated on site.
Investigators do not yet know whether the victims were airline passengers or if they were workers in the building where the crash occurred, a police officer told local station KTLA.
Television images showed a gaping hole in the roof of the building with smoke pouring out.
⚡️A small single-engine aircraft (N8757R) crashed into the roof of a warehouse near Fullerton Municipal Airport, USA. pic.twitter.com/7dTdrE6p2Y
– Resistance War News (@ResistanceWar1) January 3, 2025
“All we hear is a loud noise, boom, and that's it. Then we ran out of the building,” Jerome Cruz, one of the workers who witnessed the scene, told CBS News.
The plane was a single-engine Van's RV-10, a small four-seat model, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which has opened an investigation.
Two people were injured in another accident near Fullerton Airport in November.
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