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A plane crashed in an area of Northeast Philadelphia on Friday evening plowing into a row of houses setting them ablaze.
Video posted to social media showed flames and smoke billowing into the night sky with a scene of carnage all around.
Fire crews were quickly on the scene but the fire was intense and the orange glow from the flames could be seen from some distance away.
Two people were aboard the aircraft, according to police with other injuries also reported on the ground, CBS News reports.
The crash happened near Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard just after 6pm.
Local media say the aircraft hit several buildings and cars in the area leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
The crash comes days after this week's deadly midair collision, the deadliest aviation disaster in the U.S. almost a quarter century.
The collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport near Washington, D.C, late on Wednesday night killed 67 people.
A plane crashed in an area of Northeast Philadelphia on Friday evening plowing into a row of houses setting them ablaze
Video posted to social media showed flames and smoke billowing into the night sky with a scene of carnage all around
Thick black smoke could be seen billowing into the air following the crash on Friday evening
Fire crews were quickly on the scene but the fire was intense and the orange glow from the flame could be seen from some distance away
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