Maryland: Plane crashes into Gaithersburg house causing a blaze
BREAKING PHOTO: Plane crashes at a home in Gaithersburg, Maryland, some homes are on fire. pic.twitter.com/zdLzR90qwx
— Breaking News (@NewsOnTheMin) December 8, 2014
A plane has crashed into a house in the city of Gaithersburg in Montgomery County, AP reported.
Officials did not immediately confirm whether the incident caused any deaths or injuries.
"We have a lot of work to do, a lot of damage," Montgomery County Fire Department spokesman Pete Piringer told local reporters. "But we do have one plane confirmed down, into a house."
Plane crash: @wusa9 aerial photo shows smoke billowing from Gaithersburg, Md. Fire reports several homes damaged. pic.twitter.com/eWY1RAuaUv
— Russ Ptacek, WUSA9 (@RussPtacek) December 8, 2014
G'Burg Plane crash - MCFRS have fire(s) knocked down, several home were on fire, plane crashed into 1, damaged others pic.twitter.com/cTWFu6IEDo
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 8, 2014
Other reports suggest that two houses were hit by the plane and one of them is on fire.
BREAKING: Photo of plane crash in Gaithersburg by Mike Graninger. @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/bpun2J0MyF
— Rick Yarborough (@ricknbc) December 8, 2014
It is believed that the aircraft is an Embraer EMB-500/Phenom 100 twin-engine small jet carrying up to 12 people, and it was approaching Runway 14 at the nearby Montgomery County Airpark when it crashed.
More updates will follow.
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