Philadelphia Aircraft Crash Causes Fiery Wreckage, A number of Casualties

5:30 PM PT — New stories declare 6 folks had been aboard the small aircraft earlier than its crash in Philadelphia … together with 2 pilots, 2 docs, a affected person and a member of the family.

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy confirmed the quantity to 6ABC.

Emergency responders are working to place out flames in northeast Philadelphia after a small aircraft crashed down on Friday night … leaving a chaotic aftermath and plenty of suspected casualties.

It is at present unclear what prompted the crash, which passed off after 6 PM close to Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard within the area … however police have shared that 2 folks had been onboard the plane when it plummeted down.

The standing of the passengers is unknown right now.

Nonetheless, a number of casualties have been reported within the aftermath of the aircraft crash … with a number of others reportedly injured, given the aircraft might have hit vehicles and companies in the course of the crash — inflicting plenty of fires within the space.

Video footage of the wreck reveals the explosive aftereffects and the way it lit up the evening sky earlier than erupting into a large smoke plume.

Governor Josh Shapiro has since promised “all Commonwealth resources” to these responding to the crash and has confirmed he is already in touch with the Philadelphia Mayor, in addition to the police and fireplace departments.

The crash in Philadelphia comes 2 days after one other plane-related tragedy … the place an American Eagle regional jet flying from Wichita, Kansas and an Military helicopter collided above the Potomac River, not removed from the Ronald Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport in D.C.

President Trump confirmed on Thursday that the D.C. collision left no survivors … over 40 of the 67 our bodies have been recovered within the days since.