WASHINGTON – A twin-engine plane has crashed near the Dillingham Airfieldin Hawaii, according to the local Department of Transportation. There were9 people aboard the aircraft, with “no apparent survivors” in the crash.
“Upon arrival, we saw the plane fully engulfed in fire,” Honolulu FireChief Manuel Neves told reporters. “The first crews on scene extinguishedthe fire. It is very difficult. In my 40 years as a firefighter here inHawaii, this is the most tragic aircraft incident we’ve had”.
According to him, the aircraft crashed just near the perimeter fencing ofthe airport, quite a way from the runway.
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It is unclear whether the plane was taking off or landing when the fatalaccident occurred. The incident is one of the most deadly plane crashes inthe island state in decades. A similar plane crash occurred in Haleakala in1994, claiming the lives of 9 people. -Sputnik
