Crime & Safety

Plane Crashes Into San Diego Home, 2 Dead

The plane crashed into a residential neighborhood in Clairemont after 4 p.m., according to reports.

SAN DIEGO, CA -- A plane crashed into a Clairemont home Saturday afternoon in San Diego, killing at least two people.

It happened about 4:30 p.m. in the 6000 block of Chandler Drive near Mt. Abernathy Avenue, Sgt. Jordan Wells of the San Diego Police Department said.

Four people were in the plane.

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Two people from the plane were hospitalized, fire officials said.

There was no word if anyone was in the home at the time of the crash.

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The wreckage erupted in flames shooting toward the sky. Billowing black smoke could be seen for miles.

No other information was immediately available.

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City News Service and Staff Reporters Paige Austin and Hoa Quách contributed to this report. Photo: Shutterstock

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