Midway: Southwest Plane Crashes through fence.

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[sharkhawk]

A plane has apparently crashed through a fence at Midway airport in Chicago. Southwest airline 737 plane now sitting in intersection of 55th and Central. Channel 7 has confirmed, fire and ambulances on way. Details still sketchy.

[College Repub]

This is coming from a witness who called into CNN. She claims to have been told that by authorities at the scene. Unofficial, but either she's lying or they were lying.

[Chi-townChief]

Back the, I'd leave at 9:00 or 10:00 for a night out and not come home until 5:00 or 6:00 the next morning. Now, I'm usually home by 9:00 or 10:00!!

[CindyDawg]

Hopefully, she misunderstood.

[cgk]

I heard on Fox News (who is now covering it completely), that there were 2 vehicles involved - one is pinned under a wing? They mentioned noone on the plane was hurt - if the eyewitness saw bodies - perhaps they were just injured people being moved? I hope so. How awful.

[festus]

I hope the pilot has his turn signals on.

Hope he paid his Chicago parking permit already too otherwise that plane is going to get towed.

[JRandomFreeper]

It just ain't the same.

/john

[mhking]

Hope he paid his Chicago parking permit already too otherwise that plane is going to get towed.

I figure someone will be out with a boot to put on the wheels shortly.

[mhking]

Now, I'm usually home by 9:00 or 10:00!!

Sounds like me.

Sorry for the random Telemundo reporter on my stream.

[CindyDawg]

How will they move it?

[A.A. Cunningham]

That's 31C. Reminds me of the approach to 27 at Lindbergh.

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[PilloryHillary]

The crash is at 55th and Central -- the northwest corner of the airport.

Thanks.

[Chi-townChief]

WGN has five in the hospital including one critical and one serious.

[appeal2]

That's what Dustin Hoffman said in Rainman. Quantas had a perfect safety record, the only airline he would fly on.

[stlnative]

When I grew up in STL, we always called them Belly Bombers. The frozen WC Burgers are nasty.

[xrp]

[appeal2]

Makes Laguardia's runways look lengthy. LaGuardia had a number of runway mishaps about 10 years ago, so the Port Authority built a 700 foot platform over the water and its been fine since. Something about a margin of safety.

[A.A. Cunningham]

WGN reports 2 cars; 3 children & 2 adults injured.

[festus]

LOL well the mayor has siezed airports already so why not planes.......

[appeal2]

This is an example of effective use of the futures and options markets, shifting the risk of commodity price volatility from the end user to the speculators and oil companies and producers.

[mhking]

Got it. Thanks.