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5 Dead After UK Jet Slams Into Home

Pilot lost control of Cessna that crashed near London

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 30, 2008 6:53 PM CDT
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(Newser) – All five people on a private jet were killed today when it crashed into a home outside London, the Guardian reports. One witness said the pilot appeared to lose control of the Cessna before it crashed in "a massive fireball. It seemed like a fighter jet, the noise of the engine screaming." No one was hurt on the ground, although the house of a family on vacation was destroyed, CNN reports.

Residents helped one family flee another, damaged home before eight firetrucks arrived, but firefighters waited 3 hours before battling the blaze. "The prime consideration is safety," an ambulance service rep said. "There is aviation fuel involved, and also gas canisters have been located at the scene." The victims remain unidentified and will be pulled from the wreckage tomorrow.

Police said there were minor injuries among people on the ground.
Police said there were "minor injuries" among people on the ground.   (AP Photo)
Police will begin combing through wreckage and searching for bodies tomorrow.
Police will begin combing through wreckage and searching for bodies tomorrow.   (AP Photo)
The Cessna slammed into a house in Kent whose owners were away on vacation.
The Cessna slammed into a house in Kent whose owners were away on vacation.   (AP Photo)
Fire crew walk past wreckage from the crashed aircraft in Farnborough, Kent.
Fire crew walk past wreckage from the crashed aircraft in Farnborough, Kent.   (AP Photo)
Fire crew walk past wreckage from the crashed aircraft in Farnborough, Kent.
Fire crew walk past wreckage from the crashed aircraft in Farnborough, Kent.   (AP Photo)
People on the ground could see the people on the plane panicking, one witness said.
People on the ground could see the people on the plane panicking, one witness said.   (AP Photo)
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'Oh my god, I cannot believe a plane has gone into my house'
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