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Plane crashes into a home in New Jersey setting properties alight as mayor says only the pilot was on-board and that no one was injured on the ground

 

  • At least two houses are said to be on fire after the Cessna 414 came down in Berkley Avenue in Colonia at 11am
  • Images from the scene show fire crews battling flames on the residential street lined with trees 
  • Officials said there were no reports of injuries on the ground and the plane was occupied by only the pilot
  • The condition of the pilot is unknown and there was no one in the home hit, the mayor of Woodbridge said 
  • A woman in a nearby home managed to escape without injury after the flames spread there, he added 
  • ‘It sounded really low, it started to sputter a little bit. ‘, one eyewitness said, before a ‘huge explosion’.

A small plane has crashed into a home in New Jersey setting at least two properties alight.

The FAA said the twin-engine Cessna 414 came down in Berkley Avenue in Colonia at 11am on Tuesday.

Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac said only the pilot was on-board and that no one was injured on the ground.

The condition of the pilot is unknown and there was no one in the home hit, he confirmed.

A woman in a nearby home managed to escape without injury after the flames spread there, McCormac added.

Images from the scene show emergency crews on the residential street as fire crews battle the flames.

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