One person is dead and 15 are injured after a small plane crashed into a warehouse near an airport in Fullerton, California.
According to reports, the unidentified pilot is likely dead.
“Police identified the plane as a home-built Van’s Aircraft RV-10 with seating for four people. The pilot appeared to be returning to the airport after takeoff, police said. It was not clear how many people were onboard the plane,” NBC Los Angeles reported.
Several people were treated at the scene and 9 people were taken to a nearby hospital.
The cause of the crash is not known.
Here is the moment the plane crashed into the building in Fullerton:
SEE IT! Video shows moment small plane crashed into building in Fullerton, California
Officials say the pilot was killed & over a dozen were injured pic.twitter.com/T6eskMMlZG
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 2, 2025
Additional aerial footage of aftermath of the plane crash:
BREAKING: A small plane has crashed into a commercial warehouse near Fullerton Airport, along Raymer Ave. There are reported casualties, firefighters battling a 4 alarm fire pic.twitter.com/8XGgfBaLTL
— Chris Cristi (@abc7chriscristi) January 2, 2025
KTLA reported:
One person died and at least 15 people were injured Thursday afternoon when a plane crashed into the roof of a Fullerton warehouse.
The crash happened around 2:10 p.m. on the 2300 block of West Raymer Avenue, directly adjacent to the Fullerton Municipal Airport.
The incident was first reported as a structure fire, indicating the plane crash had sparked a fire.
Video from Sky5 later confirmed that a commercial building had been hit, with a large hole in the building’s roof and no sign of any visible plane wreckage.
Firefighters were seen battling the fire inside the warehouse, and nearby buildings were evacuated.
UPDATE: One person died and at least 15 people were injured Thursday afternoon when a plane crashed into the roof of a Fullerton warehouse. https://t.co/18PuRhhrZm pic.twitter.com/XbrnxVotkW
— KTLA (@KTLA) January 3, 2025
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