At the very least two people have died and a number of other more were injured after a plane smashed into an airport hangar in Australia, causing a hearth.
A pilot and one passenger were killed after a light-weight aircraft crashed into the constructing at Parafield Airport in Adelaide, South Australia.
The emergency services rushed to the scene after reports that the plane had smashed into the hangar and caused a big fire.
Plumes of thick smoke were seen from miles away after the incident on the airfield, which is nestled amongst houses.
Around 11 staff contained in the hangar were wounded and brought to the hospital with serious burns, in accordance with 7news.
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The pilot and the passenger succumbed to their injuries on the scene and were confirmed dead following the incident at about 2.10 pm local time (4.30am GMT).
The variety of casualties is feared to rise as authorities aren’t yet sure how many individuals were contained in the plane or within the constructing.
Student pilots were rescued from the constructing.
The aircraft involved was a Diamond DA41 Twin Star plane, officials confirmed.
‘It just happened all so quick’
John Swanell was driving by the airfield when he witnessed the plane nosedive.
He told ABC Australia: ‘The pitch that it took, you possibly can hear it struggle then straight down.
‘I just heard the crash, it just happened all so quick.’
He said the scene turned ‘so black’ inside minutes after smoke began rising from the wrecked constructing.
People in the encompassing neighbourhoods have been told to remain indoors to avoid the smoke, the hearth service said.
Anyone struggling to breathe due to it should seek medical attention, it said.
An investigation has now been launched into the incident involving a twin-engined Diamond DA41 aircraft, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) confirmed.
It said: ‘The ATSB has deployed a team of transport safety investigators from its Canberra and Brisbane offices, specialising in aircraft operations, maintenance and engineering, human aspects and survival aspects.
‘They are going to arrive on site on Thursday morning, and over coming days will conduct a variety of evidence-gathering activities, including site and wreckage examination, and recovery of any aircraft components of interest for further examination on the ATSB’s technical facilities in Canberra.’
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