A small plane crashed through the roof of a building near an airport in Southern California, killing two people and injuring a dozen others. The plane went through a commercial building on the 2300 block of West Raymer Avenue in the city of Fullerton shortly after 2pm on Thursday, police said.
Image Credit: Metro [FULLERTON, Calif. (KABC) -- A small plane crashed Thursday afternoon in Fullerton, resulting in a 4-alarm fire and triggering a massive response from firefighters and police, authorities said. The crash was reported shorty after 2 p.m. in the 2300 block of West Raymer Avenue. A plume of thick black smoke rose into the air above the scene and was visible for miles. The number of possible injuries was not immediately clear. The cause of the crash was unknown. DEVELOPING: More details will be added to this report as they become available. FULLERTON, Calif. (KABC) -- A small plane crashed Thursday afternoon in Fullerton, resulting in a 4-alarm fire and triggering a massive response from firefighters and police, authorities said. The crash was reported shorty after 2 p.m. in the 2300 block of West Raymer Avenue. A plume of thick black smoke rose into the air above the scene and was visible for miles. The number of possible injuries was not immediately clear. The cause of the crash was unknown. DEVELOPING: More details will be added to this report as they become available.]
It was not immediately clear if the two people who died were aboard the plane or inside the building, said Fullerton police spokeswoman Kristy Wells. Nine people were transported to local hospitals and six were treated at the scene and released. The victims’ conditions were not known.
Image Credit: Metro ['correct' FULLERTON, Calif. (KABC) -- A small plane crashed Thursday afternoon in Fullerton, resulting in a 4-alarm fire and triggering a massive response from firefighters and police, authorities said. The crash was reported shorty after 2 p.m. in the 2300 block of West Raymer Avenue. A plume of thick black smoke rose into the air above the scene and was visible for miles. The number of possible injuries was not immediately clear. The cause of the crash was unknown.]
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Image Credit: Metro [FULLERTON, Calif. (KABC) -- A small plane crashed Thursday afternoon in Fullerton, resulting in a 4-alarm fire and triggering a massive response from firefighters and police, authorities said. The crash was reported shorty after 2 p.m. in the 2300 block of West Raymer Avenue. A plume of thick black smoke rose into the air above the scene and was visible for miles. The number of possible injuries was not immediately clear. The cause of the crash was unknown. DEVELOPING: More details will be added to this report as they become available. FULLERTON, Calif. (KABC) -- A small plane crashed Thursday afternoon in Fullerton, resulting in a 4-alarm fire and triggering a massive response from firefighters and police, authorities said. The crash was reported shorty after 2 p.m. in the 2300 block of West Raymer Avenue. A plume of thick black smoke rose into the air above the scene and was visible for miles. The number of possible injuries was not immediately clear. The cause of the crash was unknown. DEVELOPING: More details will be added to this report as they become available.]
The plane, a homemade Van’s Aircraft RV-10, crashed close to Fullerton Municipal Airport, which is about 6 miles from Disneyland in Orange County. ‘People are just shaken over the situation,’ a witness, Mark Anderson, told NBCLA. ‘It was just a large boom, and then one of the people went out and said, “Oh my gosh, the building’s on fire.”‘.
Firefighters battled the inferno at the Michael Nicholas Design Factory, a home goods store which appeared to house textiles and sewing machines. Cops evacuated nearby businesses. The single-engine plane with four seats crashed about one minute after lifting off, according to FlightAware.
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![['correct' FULLERTON, Calif. (KABC) -- A small plane crashed Thursday afternoon in Fullerton, resulting in a 4-alarm fire and triggering a massive response from firefighters and police, authorities said. The crash was reported shorty after 2 p.m. in the 2300 block of West Raymer Avenue. A plume of thick black smoke rose into the air above the scene and was visible for miles. The number of possible injuries was not immediately clear. The cause of the crash was unknown.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_234801324-1327.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
![[FULLERTON, Calif. (KABC) -- A small plane crashed Thursday afternoon in Fullerton, resulting in a 4-alarm fire and triggering a massive response from firefighters and police, authorities said. The crash was reported shorty after 2 p.m. in the 2300 block of West Raymer Avenue. A plume of thick black smoke rose into the air above the scene and was visible for miles. The number of possible injuries was not immediately clear. The cause of the crash was unknown. DEVELOPING: More details will be added to this report as they become available. FULLERTON, Calif. (KABC) -- A small plane crashed Thursday afternoon in Fullerton, resulting in a 4-alarm fire and triggering a massive response from firefighters and police, authorities said. The crash was reported shorty after 2 p.m. in the 2300 block of West Raymer Avenue. A plume of thick black smoke rose into the air above the scene and was visible for miles. The number of possible injuries was not immediately clear. The cause of the crash was unknown. DEVELOPING: More details will be added to this report as they become available.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_234801494-37de.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
