[News] Mother and child among seven killed in Philadelphia medical jet crash

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The plane left Northeast Philadelphia Airport at about 18:07 local time and crashed less than 4 miles (6.4km) away moments later, the BBC's US partner CBS reported. It was bound for Springfield, Missouri. The first emergency calls went out at about 18:12, it added. In a statement, Jared Solomon, a local state representative, said: "In a time of profound tragedy, I was inspired to witness hundreds of our first responders sprinting towards danger to ensure the safety of our neighbourhood." Mayor Parker said emergency workers had worked through the night at the crash site. She advised local residents to stay away from the location if possible, as the investigation was ongoing. "If you see debris, call 911, don't touch anything," she told city residents. Nearby households lost electricity after the crash, the mayor said. Witnesses described shrapnel damaging cars and sending burning debris into the streets. Photos of the aftermath show mangled vehicles. The crash happened just blocks from the Roosevelt Mall, a three-storey shopping centre in a densely po[CENSORED]ted part of Philadelphia, the fifth biggest city in the US. The area is filled with terraced housing and shops. Fire officials said multiple homes caught fire in the area of Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard. A spokesperson for Temple University Hospital-Jeanes in Philadelphia said it had treated six of those who were injured on the ground during the crash. Three were treated and released - details were not known about the condition of the other three. One man said he was driving when he heard a whirring sound and then a loud explosion. "Everyone just started screaming," he said. Another witness told local media the explosion "lit up the whole sky". "I just saw a plane basically hit the building and it exploded. The sky lit up and I pulled over and basically, it was just real bad around here," the witness told WPVI-TV, describing the crash as feeling like an earthquake. Ryan Tian, 23, told the Philadelphia Inquirer he was getting dinner when he saw a "massive fireball" that turned the sky orange. "I thought we were getting attacked by something," he said.Did you witness the crash? If it is safe to do so, get in touch. According to data on FlightAware, a flight-tracking website, the plane was operated by a company called Med Jets, and had arrived in Philadelphia from Florida less than four hours earlier. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating. In a statement, President Donald Trump said his administration was "totally engaged". "So sad to see the plane go down in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. More innocent souls lost," he said. The plane crash comes just two days after a much larger collision happened between a commercial jet and a military helicopter in Washington DC, where officials believe all 67 people aboard both aircraft were killed. It was the deadliest plane crash in the US in more than 20 years.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg0m5n8g0do

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