Horror in New Jersey small plane crash leaves multiple homes on fire
Several homes were reported to be on fire after a small plane crashed into a neighborhood in New Jersey on Tuesday, according to officials.
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement at about 11 a.m. a Cessna 414 crashed into a home on Berkeley Avenue in Colonia, located in Woodbridge Township about 30 miles southwest of New York City.
“Local authorities report that the house is on fire,” the FAA said in a statement.
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The Colonia Fire Department confirmed to Fox News a small plane hit two homes, sparking a blaze in the two structures and that all fire departments were “on hand” responding to the scene.
A small plane crashed into a home in Colonia, N.J. on Tuesday, sparking a blaze in two houses. (WABC-TV via NNS)
Officials said firefighters were trying to extinguish the blaze. Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac told reporters the aircraft originated in Virginia and appeared to have been trying to make it to an airport in nearby Linden when it crashed into a home that was unoccupied at the time.
“Right now we don’t believe any civilians on the ground were impacted by the crash, although the pilot, who knows,” McCormac told reporters. “Nobody knows for sure yet, nobody’s gotten close to the plane, miracles can happen.”
An image posted to Twitter showed a home fully engulfed in flames.
NorthJersey FireNews@NJFires · 1h
Colonia section of woodbridge twp 2nd alarm…80 Berkley Ave…plane crash into home…2 structures involved in fire
Colonia section of woodbridge twp 2nd alarm…80 Berkley Ave…plane crash into home…2 structures involved in fire
McCormac added natural gas had been shut off to homes directly adjacent to the crash site, while utility PSE&G turned off power to about 400 homes in the area.
“The important thing is no civilians on the ground were impacted and hurt,” the mayor said.
The FAA said it was en route to investigate the crash.
#FAA Statement on the Cessna 414 incident on Berkley Avenue in #Colonia, #NewJersey. We will provide updates as they become available.
“The National Transportation Safety Board also will investigate and will determine probable cause of the accident,” the agency said.