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| Plane crashes into Florida homes | Plane crashes into Florida homes |
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| A small aircraft has crashed into two houses in Sanford, a suburb of Orlando, Florida, near the city's airport, killing the two people on board. | |
| An adult and two children also died in one of the houses, which were both set ablaze, and three others were injured in the second home. | An adult and two children also died in one of the houses, which were both set ablaze, and three others were injured in the second home. |
| The injured include a boy aged about 10 with burns to 80-90% of his body. | The injured include a boy aged about 10 with burns to 80-90% of his body. |
| The pilot of the Cessna 310 twin-engine plane reported an emergency, possibly smoke in the cockpit, before the crash. | The pilot of the Cessna 310 twin-engine plane reported an emergency, possibly smoke in the cockpit, before the crash. |
| The crash had spilled aviation fuel, resulting in "an extremely intense fire," according to Matt Minnetto, an investigator with the Sanford Fire Department. | The crash had spilled aviation fuel, resulting in "an extremely intense fire," according to Matt Minnetto, an investigator with the Sanford Fire Department. |
| A firefighter who responded to the incident was also hurt trying to reach the victims. | A firefighter who responded to the incident was also hurt trying to reach the victims. |