A small plane crashed in a neighborhood in Oregon, setting homes on fire and leaving thousands of people without power.
The plane fell from the sky Saturday morning in a residential neighborhood in Fairview, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said.
A video posted on social media shows plumes of smoke rising over the area as flames shoot out from homes.
The FAA told DailyMail.com that a twin-engine Cessna 421C crashed near Troutdale Airport in Oregon at around 10:30 a.m. Pacific time.
It is not known how many people were on board and whether there were any injuries.
“The Port of Portland Fire Department has dispatched an emergency vehicle and battalion chief to provide support at the scene, and the Gresham Fire Department is the agency in charge,” the Port of Portland said in a statement shared with KATU.
A small plane crashed into homes in Fairview, Oregon, on Saturday morning.
The video shows plumes of smoke rising over the area as flames shoot out of homes.
Portland General Electric’s power outage map shows thousands of residents without power in the area.
Crews from Gresham Fire, Portland Fire, Portland Airport Fire and the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office are responding to the scene.
The Cessna 421C, also known as the Golden Eagle, is a twin-engine aircraft that requires one pilot and can seat up to six passengers, according to Aircraft Cost CalculatorThe average price of the plane is $466,237.79.
Two people were killed and another injured Tuesday after a tire on a Delta plane exploded while being changed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Mirko Marweg, 58, and Luis Aldarondo, 37, died while disassembling wheel components for maintenance at Delta’s TechOps tire and maintenance facility.
Crews from Gresham Fire, Portland Fire, Portland Airport Fire and the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office are responding to the scene.
Portland General Electric power outage map shows thousands of residents without power in the area
The Cessna 421C, also known as the Golden Eagle, is a twin-engine aircraft that costs on average $466,237.79
Marweg’s son, Andre Coleman, told the Atlanta news station that his father’s body was rendered unrecognizable and the family was forced to rely on Marweg’s tattoos and a Mississippi State lanyard to identify him.
Marweg, who lived in Stone Mountain, Georgia, worked for Delta for more than 20 years and planned to retire in a few months, according to 11Viva.
Aldarondo, for his part, had a young son and daughter with his wife Sonia, and is close to his mother Julieta Pérez.
Delta previously said the wheel parts being removed when the explosion occurred were not attached to an aircraft at the time.
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it has opened an investigation. The cause of the explosion has not been disclosed.
