Florida
Small plane crashes into residential area – several dead
Emergency services at the scene of the accident. photo
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As if out of nowhere, a small plane crashes into a settlement in the south of the USA. There are several deaths, says the fire department.
There were several deaths both on the plane and among the residents of the settlement consisting of portable houses, operations manager Scott Ehlers told journalists. He couldn’t give an exact number. The work is not yet completed. At least four houses went up in flames. It was not initially clear how many people were on board the plane.
It was a Beechcraft Bonanza V35, a spokesman for the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told CNN. He did not provide any information about the exact cause of the accident. The pilot made an emergency call a few kilometers after takeoff and reported problems with the engine, it was said. Clearwater has around 110,000 residents and is located about 20 miles west of Tampa on the coast.
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