Plane crash kills 13
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December 11, 2011, Sunday
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A LIGHT airplane crashed into a school building yesterday near the Philippine capital after its pilot requested an emergency landing shortly after takeoff, killing at least 13 people, including two children.
The plane burst into flames after hitting the school, said Mayor Florencio Bernabe of suburban Paranaque city.
No classes were in session when the plane hit, but officials were determining how many on the ground were injured or killed, he said.
Firefighters reported that the bodies were charred and that the dead included the pilot and the co-pilot - the only two people on the twin-engine plane, Bernabe said.
Police Senior Inspector Dennis Sirilan said the fire spread rapidly to nearby shanties that surround the school after the plane crashed.
Sirilan said he saw the aircraft "twirling" in the air before it slammed into F. Serrano Elementary School, which was severely damaged by the fire.
Firefighters were hampered in quickly reaching the scene by the narrow streets in the community.
At least 10 people were hospitalized.
The plane burst into flames after hitting the school, said Mayor Florencio Bernabe of suburban Paranaque city.
No classes were in session when the plane hit, but officials were determining how many on the ground were injured or killed, he said.
Firefighters reported that the bodies were charred and that the dead included the pilot and the co-pilot - the only two people on the twin-engine plane, Bernabe said.
Police Senior Inspector Dennis Sirilan said the fire spread rapidly to nearby shanties that surround the school after the plane crashed.
Sirilan said he saw the aircraft "twirling" in the air before it slammed into F. Serrano Elementary School, which was severely damaged by the fire.
Firefighters were hampered in quickly reaching the scene by the narrow streets in the community.
At least 10 people were hospitalized.
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