A plane crashed a few blocks from a high school in the San Diego, California area, and two people were reportedly hospitalized.
The first reports of the aircraft crash were at 12.15pm local time on Monday, according to scanner traffic.
The Santee Fire Department said crews transported the patients from the crash scene near the 9900 block of North Magnolia Avenue, according to FOX 5. The injured people were evacuated by Jeremy and Greencastle Street in Santee, California.
It was not immediately clear whether the victims were on the plane or on the ground when the crash occurred.
Images shared on social media showed plumes of smoke billowing into the air near Santana High School, which is located about 20 miles northeast of San Diego at 9915 North Magnolia Avenue.
Santa High School in the midafternoon tweeted: ‘All Students are Secure. There was a plane crash 2 or 3 blocks away. We are currently in a “Secure Campus.”‘
Fire engines were seen dousing two homes appeared to be significantly damaged from the crash, SkyFOX footage showed.
A fire from the crash completely destroyed at least one building, NBC 7 reported. Several buildings close by also had damages from the fire.
One home was ‘well involved’ by flames and a second residence was also ablaze, Santee Fire Chief John Garlow said.
The sheriff’s department requested that residents stay away from the area as first responders worked the scene.
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