Posted on 01/31/2025 10:55:45 PM PST by grundle
A small medical transport plane has crashed into several buildings in north-east Philadelphia, setting homes and vehicles ablaze and injuring people on the ground.
The jet was on a medical transport mission on Friday evening and carrying four crew members, a child patient and the patient's escort, Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, a medical aircraft company, said in a statement.
"We know that there will be loss," Pennsylvania Gov Josh Shapiro said during a news conference at the scene of the crash, calling it an "awful aviation disaster".
Emergency crews rushed to the evening crash scene as residents crowded streets littered with fiery debris and pieces of the aircraft.
Witnesses described a chaotic scene with people who were injured and structures ablaze.
The child on board the plane was receiving care in the US for a life-threatening condition and was returning to Tijuana, Mexico, Shai Gold, a spokesman for Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, told a local NBC outlet.
The girl was accompanied by her mother, a pilot, a copilot, a doctor and a paramedic, the spokesman said.
Mr Gold told NBC the child's treatment was sponsored by a third-partner charity.
"She fought quite a lot to survive, and unfortunately, this tragedy on the way home," he said.
The Mexican Consulate in Philadelphia put out a notice on X for Mexican nationals affected by the incident to call a helpline.
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker said city officials do not know the number of fatalities, but the city is "asking for prayers for anyone and everyone that may have been affected".
"If you see debris, call 911, don't touch anything," she told city residents.
The crash happened just blocks from the Roosevelt Mall, a three-storey shopping center in a densely populated part of Philadelphia, the fifth biggest city in the US.
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“We know that there will be loss,” Pennsylvania Gov Josh Shapiro said during a news conference at the scene of the crash …Need better speechwriters, Josh. They are making you sound very lacking in empathy.
Oops!.. I meant, look to his right (our left)!!!!!!
Apologies!!!
Ring doorbell camera video of the Plane crash in Philadelphia near Roosevelt Mall at Cottman and the Boulevard in Northeast Philadelphia
https://rumble.com/v6fm0ey-ring-doorbell-camera-video-of-the-plane-crash-in-philadelphia-near-roosevel.html
Are the clinton’s back in office ?
Door ring cam video of the crash — https://x.com/F_VANHOOK/status/1885479042138226890
Wow. That is flat-out scary.
Watching Mayor Parker, I couldn’t get my mind to stop remembering her ELGSES chant. Only one reason she was elected, and it wasn’t her administrative skill. We are lucky the first responders acted as well as they did in spite of her.
(P. S. My father lived his life with the unusual name of Elgie. Her chant was closer to the plural of his name than to the name of the local NFL team.)
Poor family probably thought we were being bombed
My goodness - that’s explosion was MASSIVE
Prayers for the families of those on board - good Heavens
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Roosevelt Blvd is US Route 1
Thanks for the video. It appears that the plane caught on fire before it crashed.
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I do not recognize the hat pattern.
I know that area well. Heavy row home population
You are correct, it is similar to a type of Muslim hat in Egypt. Pattern is not the same as your photo.
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It appears that the plane caught on fire before it crashed.
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Definitely.
Thanks for the video. It appears that the plane caught on fire before it crashed.
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Has anyone asked the question whether the jet may have sucked in a hobby drone? Maybe this will finally get the FAA honest.
It was way too high when the incident occurred for it to have been a drone IMHO. Reports last night were an oxygen cylinder possibly from the plane were found some distance away from the crash site (although I haven’t been able to confirm that). A catastrophic event with a gas cylinder seems plausible or an engine explosion. Something big like that happened.
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