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Two killed when small plane crashes into Ohio home and erupts in flames

Video captured heavy flames and black smoke after a small plane crashed into a northeast Ohio home, killing two people on board.

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A small plane burst into flames after it crashed into a northeast Ohio home Thursday, killing the two people inside the aircraft, fire officials said.It happened around 3:45 p.m. in Akron. No one on the ground was injured in the crash; however, sister station WLWT reports two homes were evacuated when officials arrived at the scene. with black smoke and heavy fire seen pouring from the scene.Video from a neighbor captured footage of black smoke and heavy fire pouring from the home.The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the plane was a 1963 Piper Cherokee that took off from the Akron Fulton Airport just a few miles away from the crash site.The identities of the two people killed have not been released.

A small plane burst into flames after it crashed into a northeast Ohio home Thursday, killing the two people inside the aircraft, fire officials said.

It happened around 3:45 p.m. in Akron.

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No one on the ground was injured in the crash; however, sister station WLWT reports two homes were evacuated when officials arrived at the scene. with black smoke and heavy fire seen pouring from the scene.

Video from a neighbor captured footage of black smoke and heavy fire pouring from the home.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the plane was a 1963 Piper Cherokee that took off from the Akron Fulton Airport just a few miles away from the crash site.

The identities of the two people killed have not been released.

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