A small medical plane carrying six people crashed near a shopping center in Northeast Philadelphia on Friday night, leaving no apparent
survivors, sending a large fireball into the air and engulfing vehicles and homes in flames, the authorities said.
Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, which owns the plane, said that there were four crew members — one pediatric patient and one escort — on board at the time of the crash.
“We have no information that there were any survivors, and by the intensity of the flames and the debris field and the sight of the crash and we are doubtful that there are any
survivors,” said Shai Gold, a spokesman for Jet Rescue Air Ambulance.
The plane was transporting a young female patient from Philadelphia, where her care had been completed, to her home in Mexico, Mr. Gold said.
The plane had a planned stop in Missouri for fuel before its final destination, Tijuana International Airport, he said.
The patient’s condition and where she had received her care were not released.
It was unclear if there were any casualties on the ground.
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