An aerial view shows debris of a crashed light plane and burning house are seen after the plane went down in a residential area and burst into flames, in Chofu, outskirt of Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo July 26, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS
Television footage showed the plane crashed upside down in the wreckage of a burnt-out house as fire-fighters and rescue officials scoured the smoking ruins. Several other houses nearby also appeared to be badly damaged.
The tail section of a crashed light plane and burning house are seen after the plane went down in a residential area and burst into flames, in Chofu, outskirt of Tokyo, July 26, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERSNHK said two men inside the small plane, which was carrying five people, were killed. A woman who was inside one of the houses was also killed and five people were injured, it said.
An aerial view shows debris of a crashed light plane (bottom C) and burning houses are seen after the plane went down in a residential area and burst into flames, in Chofu, outskirt of Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo July 26, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS"I heard a tremendous sound like a truck crashed into a house... When I looked outside from a window, fire was flaring up," an unidentified woman told NHK.
The tail section of a crashed light plane (R) and burning house are seen after the plane went down in a residential area and burst into flames, in Chofu, outskirt of Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo July 26, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS"The fire was blazing up so hard," she said.
The Tokyo Fire Department said three people were "in cardiopulmonary arrest", a description usually used by officials in Japan until deaths are confirmed by a medical examiner.
The tail section of a crashed light plane (bottom R) and burning house are seen after the plane went down in a residential area and burst into flames, in Chofu, outskirt of Tokyo, July 26, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERSThe fire department also said five houses and at least two cars had been set ablaze.
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