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| Plane crashes into house in Illinois (PHOTOS) | Plane crashes into house in Illinois (PHOTOS) |
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| A plane has crashed into a house in Plainfield, Illinois. Nearby residents tweeted that they heard an explosion before the impact into the house. | A plane has crashed into a house in Plainfield, Illinois. Nearby residents tweeted that they heard an explosion before the impact into the house. |
| Firefighters from neighboring Joliet are on the scene in the Brighton Lakes subdivision. | Firefighters from neighboring Joliet are on the scene in the Brighton Lakes subdivision. |
| Plainfield is a suburb of Chicago. | Plainfield is a suburb of Chicago. |
| The crash occurred around 11:15 in the morning local time, Joliet police told WMAQ. | The crash occurred around 11:15 in the morning local time, Joliet police told WMAQ. |
| A charred piece of the plane is lying partly in the street and partly in a driveway, photos by Twitter user @chargers250 show. | A charred piece of the plane is lying partly in the street and partly in a driveway, photos by Twitter user @chargers250 show. |
| “I heard something coming down like a torpedo then a loud crash and a lot of wind," a witness told photojournalist Si Gifter. | “I heard something coming down like a torpedo then a loud crash and a lot of wind," a witness told photojournalist Si Gifter. |
| There were no immediate reports of any injuries on the ground, and it is unknown how many people were on the small plane, the Federal Aviation Administration told WMAQ. | There were no immediate reports of any injuries on the ground, and it is unknown how many people were on the small plane, the Federal Aviation Administration told WMAQ. |
| Residents appear to have used garden hoses to put out the fire of the wreckage. |