A small plane crashed and exploded in a fireball after taking off -on Sunday afternoon on a small airport in the United Kingdom, there is still no word about the number of victims or the number of people on board
A small The plane crashed and exploded in a fireball After taking off -s from South Airport to The United Kingdom Sunday afternoon.
The aircraft, which was a small B200 Super King Aircraft aircraft, was linked to the Netherlands.
Pictures of a massive fireball With the black smoke that climbs, a few meters from the edge of the track, they have circulated on social networks.
There were also shared images of the black smoke plume, which was seen to stretch hundreds of feet in the sky. A testimony to the airport near the airport the mirror He saw the fireball out of the window.
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“I’m still shaking like crazy,” Dani Hill said. “I have never seen anything. Praying that all those involved are well, if any.”
There were no initial reports on the number of victims, including the number of people on board the plane. Flight radars show that the plane crashed a few moments after takeoff.
The crash took place around 16:00 local time. The plane had to leave Southend Airport in Essex, England, about 36 miles from London, at 15:45, and had to land in Leylstad in the Netherlands after a short flight.
In a statement obtained by The Mirror, Essex’s police said: “We stayed at a serious incident at Southend Airport. We were alerted shortly before four in the afternoon by reports on a 12 -meter (39 -foot) plane.
“We They are now working with all the emergency services at the scene and this work will continue for several hours, “added police.
David Burton-Sampson, a member of the Southend West & Leigh Parliament, the area that covered the airport, wrote a statement to X saying that he “knew an incident at Southend Airport”.
“Please keep -you far and allow emergency services to do their job. My thoughts are with all those involved,” added the deputy, attaching a prayer emoji to his message.
The Mirror reported a local sports club after the fall. Police said that they evacuated the Rochford Golf Club and the Westcliff Rugby Club as “a precaution because of its proximity to the incident.”
Police promised additional updates as they were available. The BBC reported that Eastern England’s ambulance service sent four crew to the scene, including a fast response vehicle and a dangerous area response vehicle, as well as one of its senior parapedians.