Eleven people were injured when a small plane collided into the rooftop of a commercial building in Southern California on Thursday, close to Fullerton Municipal Airport.
Police got a report at 2:09pm about the crash in the Orange County city of Fullerton, said Kristy Wells, a Fullerton police spokesperson.
Police and fire authorities arrived on scene and battled the blaze while evacuating surrounding businesses, Wells said.
It was not immediately known what type of plane it was or whether those injured were in the aircraft or on the ground, Wells said, however a thick plume of black smoke could be seen from miles around.
Video footage from KABC shows white smoke coming from the top of a large building.
The plane crashed near Fullerton Municipal Airport, which has one runway and one heliport.
It is located by the Metrolink, a regional train line, and flanked by a residential neighborhood and commercial warehouse buildings.
Fullerton is a city of about 140,000 people some 25 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
Eleven people were injured when a small plane collided into the rooftop of a commercial building in Southern California on Thursday, police said. This photo was taken from nearby Fullerton airport
A plume of thick black smoke rose into the air above the scene and was visible for miles
