Plane crash in San Diego leaves at least 3 dead
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Emergency personnel immediately responded to the scene, extinguishing multiple fires and assisting residents with evacuations, police said. According to the FAA, six people were on board the private jet at the time of the incident.
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Safety Board said Friday that officials will work over the next year to determine what caused the Cessna 550 Citation to crash just before 4 a.m. local time Thursday.
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Dense fog had rolled into the area around the time the plane was approaching the airport. Visibility was at half a mile at 3:55 a.m. and had dropped to a quarter of a mile just after 4 a.m. in the area around Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, which is just a few miles north of the crash site, according to the National Weather Service.
De vuelta en el Navy Exchange, los trabajadores de Liberty Military Housing recorrieron el estacionamiento repartiendo comida y donas a las familias evacuadas. La agencia, que administra las propiedades de Murphy Canyon, estaba trabajando para ayudar a más de tres docenas de familias a encontrar alojamiento temporal.
The weather alert system and runway lights weren’t working at a foggy San Diego airport where a private jet was planning to land before it crashed into a neighborhood, NTSB officials said Friday, adding that they haven’t yet determined the cause of the crash.
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