The fall occurred two days after the largest US air disaster in decades
SAO PAULO, SP (FOLHAPRESS)-A small plane crashed near a mall in a residential area of Philadelphia city in the United States, causing an explosion and a fire, the governor of Pennsylvania said on Friday (31) said on Friday (31) , Josh Shapiro. Initial reports speak in several dead in the ground.
According to Donald Trump Government Secretary Sean Duffy, the plane was doing a medical transfer and carried six people: two crew, two doctors, the patient and a family member. Your deaths have not yet been confirmed.
According to the CBS station, the aircraft fell moments after takeoff: flight data show the jet leaving the airport at 6:07 pm local time, while the first call to firefighters was made at 18:12. Already federal government officials speak in a fall “around 6:30 pm”. At the time of the flight, the climate in Philadelphia was rain, wind and very cold, with low visibility.
Rescuers who work at the scene told the American press that parts of the plane, a Learjet 55, hit cars and injured in the ground, with the fire spreading quickly to a series of houses.
Residents near the accident told CBS that they felt the floor shake when the plane hit the floor. According to the federal government, the jet left a smaller airport in the region directed to the city of Springfield, in the state of Missouri. The number of victims or their health are not yet known.
Authorities of the US government, including the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), equivalent to Anac in Brazil, announced that they will open an investigation into the accident.
Shapiro, Pennsylvania’s Democratic Governor, said all state resources are available to local authorities.
The fall occurred two days after the largest US air disaster in decades. On Wednesday (29), a passenger plane crashed into a military helicopter in Washington, killing 67 people.
The American Airlines plane from the city of Wichita, Kansas, exploded by colliding with the Black Hawk helicopter, and both aircraft fell into the Potomac River. The flight carried 60 passengers and four crew, while the military vehicle had three soldiers on board.
