Military plane hits homes in Jakarta
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June 22, 2012, Friday
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AN Indonesian air force plane slammed into homes and ignited a fireball in the crowded capital while trying to land yesterday, killing at least nine people, a military official said.
The turboprop plane crashed into eight houses, killing at least three people on the ground, military spokesman Rear Admiral Iskandar Sitompul said. Raging orange flames were seen jumping into the air as a huge column of black smoke billowed.
Hendra, a resident in the Air Force housing complex in east Jakarta who uses only one name, said he ran out of his house after hearing several loud explosions and saw flames engulfing homes.
"I could hardly believe my eyes ... there was a military plane that crashed and hit the houses!" he said. "At once, the situation turned into chaos. All the residents fled in panic. Women and children were screaming hysterically."
He said he helped at least five injured people, mostly with burns, to a nearby Air Force hospital. He added that he saw at least three more critically injured children brought into the hospital.
Sitompul said the Fokker F-27 was on a routine training flight when it crashed. The aircraft was declared airworthy before the training and skies were clear, he added.
Air Force spokesman Rear Admiral Azman Yunus said there were seven people aboard the plane, including the pilot, co-pilot, instructor and trainees.
All the seven were rushed to the Air Force hospital, Yunus said. Later, he told Detik.com news portal that six of them were killed while one was still being treated at the hospital.
The turboprop plane crashed into eight houses, killing at least three people on the ground, military spokesman Rear Admiral Iskandar Sitompul said. Raging orange flames were seen jumping into the air as a huge column of black smoke billowed.
Hendra, a resident in the Air Force housing complex in east Jakarta who uses only one name, said he ran out of his house after hearing several loud explosions and saw flames engulfing homes.
"I could hardly believe my eyes ... there was a military plane that crashed and hit the houses!" he said. "At once, the situation turned into chaos. All the residents fled in panic. Women and children were screaming hysterically."
He said he helped at least five injured people, mostly with burns, to a nearby Air Force hospital. He added that he saw at least three more critically injured children brought into the hospital.
Sitompul said the Fokker F-27 was on a routine training flight when it crashed. The aircraft was declared airworthy before the training and skies were clear, he added.
Air Force spokesman Rear Admiral Azman Yunus said there were seven people aboard the plane, including the pilot, co-pilot, instructor and trainees.
All the seven were rushed to the Air Force hospital, Yunus said. Later, he told Detik.com news portal that six of them were killed while one was still being treated at the hospital.
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