Plane crash in California leaves at least two dead, eighteen injured
California: At least two people were killed and 18 were injured when a small plane crashed into a commercial building in Southern California on Thursday afternoon.
Police got a report around 2:10 p.m. of a crash in the Orange County city of Fullerton. Kristy Wells, spokesperson for the Fullerton Police Department, told the Associated Press that emergency crews, including firefighters and police, arrived to fight a blaze that had ignited at the scene. Nearby businesses were evacuated too. The fire caused damage to a warehouse, which appeared to house sewing machines and textile stock.
She mentioned that injuries ranged from minor to severe, adding that ten people were taken to the hospital and eight were treated on scene. There were two confirmed deaths.
Local television footage and images captured plumes of smoke billowing from the building.
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It was not immediately known how many people were on the plane or whether those injured were inside the aircraft or on the ground.
The aircraft involved was a Van’s RV-10, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which stated it is investigating the crash with the National Transportation Safety Board.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
