The Learjet was carrying four crew, a child patient and the patient’s escort when it crashed around 18:30 local time.
Small plane crashes in Philadelphia, causing explosion and fire
City of Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management.A small plane has crashed into several homes in north-east Philadelphia on Friday evening, local police told BBC’s US partner CBS News.
Two people were aboard the plane and there are reports of others injured on the ground, police said.
Fire officials in Philadelphia said multiple homes are on fire following the crash and explosion. Emergency crews have responded to the scene.
It is unclear what led to the crash, who was aboard the plane or if there are any survivors.
The crash happened just blocks from the Roosevelt Mall, a three-story shopping centre in a densely populated part of the Pennsylvania city.
The area where the crash occurred is filled with terraced housing and shops.
Video of the incident online show the plane coming down quickly and a huge fireball rocketing into the sky.
The plane crash comes just days after a much larger collision happened between a commercial jet and a military helicopter in Washington DC, where officials suspect all 67 people aboard both aircraft were killed.
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