The Hindu : 2 killed as plane rams L.A. building

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2 killed as plane rams L.A. building

Firefighters struggle to control flames rising from an apartment block in the Fairfax area of Los Angeles on Friday in this image from television, after a small plane nose-dived into the complex, setting the three-storey building ablaze. Five persons in the building were critically injured. — AP

LOS ANGELES JUNE 7. A small plane crashed into a three-storey apartment building near Hollywood, on Friday, setting the structure ablaze, killing at least two persons and injuring seven others on the ground. Authorities said the crash was believed to be an accident.

The body of a building occupant was found under burning debris, the Deputy Fire Chief, Mario Rueda, said.

The body believed to be that of the pilot was found in the plane wreckage.

The plane plunged through the two floors of apartment units to the ground-floor garage.

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