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“Several people” on board a small private aircraft that fell into a military district in San Diego during the foggy conditions have died, the authorities said.

Dan Eddy, deputy fire chief Dan Eddy, said reporters that the authorities will examine whether the aircraft was reaching a power line.

The city's police and firefighters said that the plane could hold eight to ten people, but still have to confirm how many were on board.

Mr. Eddy said that nobody was injured in an incident on Thursday, which took place near Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport at around 3:45 a.m. (11.45 a.m. in Great Britain).

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The fire chief added: “When the street came when the Jet fuel went down, he took out every single car that was on both sides of the street.

“You can see that every single car burned both sides of the street.”

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The authorities work in the scene in which a small plane fell into a quarter in San Diego, set up several houses on fire and forced evacuations along several blocks early on Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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The California crash occurred in the largest residential area of ​​the US military.

The plane seemed to be beating at least one house, with around 10 houses and several vehicles that were damaged in the incident.

Nobody needed hospital treatment, but houses and buildings in the area were evacuated when the emergency team reacted.

“I cannot give words to describe what the scene looks like, but with the Jet fuel that goes down the street and all at once, it was quite terrible to see,” said Scott Wahl, chief of police from San Diego.

The chief of police said that more than 50 civil servants were on site within minutes after the alarm was exercised.

At least 100 inhabitants were evacuated into the nearby Miller primary school.

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Mr. Eddy described the scene “Like something from a film” and previously told reporters that it was foggy at the time of the crash.

He said, “You could hardly see them in front of them.”

Christopher Moore, who lives a street from the crash site from the crash site, said that he and his wife were woken up by a loud bang and saw smoke as they peeked out of the window.

When they fled from the neighborhood with their two small children, they discovered a car anchored in flames.

Mr. Moore said: “It was definitely terrible, but sometimes you just have to drop your head and come to safety.”

The police help to save dogs from a house after a small aircraft came into a San Diego district, set up several houses and forced evacuations along several blocks on Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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The police saved three Husky puppies from one of the houses, while evacuated families were seen in a parking space in a parking lot in a parking space in a few streets.

Many members of the military service live in the neighborhood. It is also strongly populated by small civilian and military aircraft.

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport and Gillespie Field are nearby.

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The previously confirmed police authority of San Diego (SDPD) reacted to the crash in the neighborhood of Tierasanta.

An SDPS spokesman on X warned the people to avoid the area, and demanded everyone who smells Jet fuel or find rubble to draw attention to the authorities.

The evacuations took place in Salmon Street, Street in the rehearsal and in the Sculpin Street. The Santo Road towards the south was also closed on the Aero Drive.

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The authorities still have to publish details about the plane, said it was a flight from the middle west.

A place of flight listed him as Cessna Citation II-Jet, which was to arrive at Colonel James James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kansas, at Montgomery-Gibbs Airport in San Diego.

Officials from the airport said that it had just made a clue in Wichita. According to flightsware, New Jersey, New Jersey, was created on Wednesday evening on Wednesday evening.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said: “The number of people on board is unknown at this time.

“The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will examine. The NStB will guide the examination and provide all updates.”

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