In less than three days, we have now had two major plane crashes in the United States.
The latest one comes from Philadelphia, where emergency officials are responding to reports of a crash in Northeast Philadelphia late Friday afternoon.
The incident reportedly happened near Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard.
Nothing has been confirmed, but multiple casualties have been reported.
Two people were aboard the plane that went down, according to police, per CBS.
It is unclear if the two people were ejected or able to escape. There is also said to be several injuries reported on the ground, police added.
🚨 UPDATE: MASSIVE blaze at the scene of the Philadelphia plane crash.
Debris and smashed cars everywhere.
Holy hell. https://t.co/oHe8dWQFqD pic.twitter.com/OKtgVQJPPy
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 31, 2025
The incident comes days after a passenger jet collided with an Army helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington DC.
Philadelphia Plane Crash Has Homes On Fire
Visuals shared on social media showed that a plane crashed into a row of houses.
Multiple homes are on fire in the area of Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard following the crash.
We send our thoughts and prayers to the affected families of this tragedy.
