Passengers In Plane Crash Die After Fire In Keene: Reports

KEENE, NH — Alerts online report a small aircraft crashed into a building in Keene, causing a multi-alarm building fire on Friday.

Fire alerts online first reported the crash at just before 7 p.m. on Main Street. After about 15 minutes, the fire went to three alarms, sending mutual aid from multiple communities to the city.

A photographer posted a picture on Twitter showing flames shooting through the roof of the building.

WMUR-TV reported the plane was a single-engine Beechcraft. The building it crashed into was an apartment building near Hope Chapel, a Christian church.

All of the passengers on the plane died, according to the city of Keene. All of the people inside the chapel building were able to escape.

New Hampshire Patch will update this post when more information becomes available.

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