Small airplane crash close to San Diego leaves not less than two useless, damages properties By Reuters

By Kanishka Singh

(Reuters) -A small plane crashed blocks from a highschool campus close to San Diego on Monday, killing not less than two folks and injuring two others, whereas additionally destroying properties, officers and native media mentioned.

A minimum of two properties appeared to have been destroyed by an ensuing fireplace, the town of Santee, California, the place the crash occurred, mentioned on Twitter (NYSE:).

“At roughly 12:00 pm as we speak, a small twin engine airplane crashed into two residential properties in Santee,” the tweet added.

The airplane, a C340 twin-engine Cessna, was headed to Yuma, Arizona, from Montgomery Subject in San Diego, however had points and was making an attempt to land at Gillespie Subject, which is close to the highschool, when it crashed, in line with NBC San Diego. It was not instantly clear how many individuals have been on board the airplane.

A number of autos have been burned, however firefighters have been in a position to put out the blaze earlier than it unfold to different homes. Two deaths have been confirmed and two different folks have been taken to a hospital.

Santana Excessive College, positioned three blocks from the crash, mentioned on Twitter that every one its college students have been “safe.”

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Division mentioned just a few streets have been closed due to the crash and that the Federal Aviation Administration and the ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Nationwide Transportation Security Board could be dealing with the probe into the incident.

Additional particulars on what led to the crash weren’t instantly accessible.

“It is a fairly brutal scene for our guys and we’re making an attempt to comb by means of it,” a deputy chief with the Santee Hearth Division mentioned.