A plane crash occurred on Wednesday morning in California (USA), when a small plane caught fire shortly after landing at Oroville airport. The 10 people inside were evacuated immediately and no casualties were reported, local authorities reported.
When the firefighters arrived at the scene of the accident, the aircraft was completely engulfed in flames, said Oroville Public Safety Director Joe Deal. Apparently, the plane had just refueled. Authorities have initiated investigations into the case.
Assisting Oroville Fire at scene of a plane on fire at the Oroville Airport with fire into the vegetation. @CHP_Oroville pic.twitter.com/E3dtMRTQ5q
— CAL FIRE Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department (@CALFIRE_ButteCo) August 21, 2019
@ChicoFD equipment arrived to foam the aircraft pic.twitter.com/QnTS2u8mlU
— CHP Oroville (@CHP_Oroville) August 21, 2019