Multiple people on private plane that crashed into San Diego neighborhood are dead, authorities say

SAN DIEGO AP Multiple people on board a private plane that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood early Thursday are dead personnel mentioned Assistant Fire Department Chief Dan Eddy reported during a news conference that they will be analyzing whether the plane hit a power line No one on the ground was injured he revealed When it hit the street as the jet fuel went down it took out every single car that was on both sides of the street Eddy declared You can see that every singe car was burning down both sides of the street THIS IS A LATEST NEWS UPDATE AP s earlier story follows below SAN DIEGO AP A small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood during foggy weather early Thursday setting about homes on fire as well as vehicles and forcing evacuations along several blocks government mentioned We have jet fuel all over the place Assistant Fire Department Chief Dan Eddy noted during a news conference Our main goal is to search all these homes and get everybody out right now He revealed there is a direct hit to multiple homes in the Murphy Canyon neighborhood and described a gigantic debris field in an area of densely populated homes and sweeping canyon views It was not known if there were any deaths or injuries On the street one home s roof was blackened and collapsed with a piece of white metal sitting on the street in front Half a dozen fully charred cars sat on the street and tree limbs glass and pieces of white and blue metal were scattered on the road At the end of the street black smoke billowed as the site continued to burn Christopher Moore who lives one street over from the crash site declared he and his wife were awakened by a loud bang and saw smoke when they looked out the window They grabbed their two young children and ran out of the house On their way out of the neighborhood they saw a car engulfed in flames It was definitely horrifying for sure but sometimes you ve just got to drop your head and get to safety he mentioned Police rescued three husky puppies from one of the homes and rolled them away from the crash scene in a wagon A meager blocks away families including Moore s stood in their pajamas in a parking lot waiting for word of when they can return to their homes Multiple military system members live in the neighborhood which is made up of single family homes and townhomes It also is heavily populated by small civilian and military aircraft Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport and Gillespie Field are nearby Eddy commented it was very foggy at the time the private plane crashed You could barely see in front of you he declared The Cessna aircraft crashed at about a m near the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport the Federal Aviation Administration announced The number of people on board is unknown at this time the FAA reported in a declaration The plane can carry six to eight people The FAA revealed the National Transportation Safety Board will lead the research In October a twin-engine plane plowed into a San Diego suburb killing the pilot and a UPS delivery driver on the ground and burning homes It was preparing to land at the airport In December a Marine Corps fighter jet slammed into a house in San Diego s University City neighborhood causing an explosion that killed four people inside The Marine Corps blamed the crash on mechanical failure and human error