It’s not what you think. At least not as far as we know so far.
But stay tuned for details as there is almost certainly more to this tragic accident than meets the eye.
A small plane crashed into a building near an airport in Connecticut shortly after takeoff on Thursday morning, local media reported.
Emergency crews were working to evacuate the immediate area around the Trumpf Inc. building on Hyde Road in Farmington, about 10 miles west of Hartford, Farmington police said in a tweet. The building is located near Roberston Airport in Plainville, where police said the plane had taken off from.
Lt. Tim McKenzie told reporters at the scene that authorities received calls about the crash just before 10 a.m. He said the first officer to reach the crash site witnessed flames fully engulfing the plane and a corner of the building’s exterior.
Firefighters worked to put out the blaze for about 30 minutes, according to updates provided by local authorities.
No information was immediately available about how many people were aboard the plane or the extent of any injuries.
It was not immediately clear what caused the crash.
McKenzie said that witnesses reported that the plane appeared to experience trouble shortly after takeoff. He said the plane struck the ground before hitting the side of the building where it came to a stop.
McKenzie said that no employees who worked inside the Trumpf Inc. building reported any injuries immediately following the crash, describing the escape of employees as “miraculous.”
“You’ve seen the pictures so far, and from the witnesses, said it was pretty intense,” he said.
A witness told FOX61 Hartford that he heard a loud explosion come from the Trumpf Manufacturing building and ran outside.
“I saw black billows of smoke,” Caleb Vaichaus told the station. “I could see flames coming up from Trumpf Manufacturing and as I got closer, I got pieces of fuselage, metal strewn throughout Farmington Avenue.”
He said the flames were extremely hot and were growing bigger as he looked on.
Police said an investigation into the crash was in the early stages.