Philadelphia plane crash causes fiery scene, multiple homes ablaze [Video]

PHILADELPHIA — A medical transport jet with a child patient and five others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff Friday evening, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several homes.

Jet Rescue Air Ambulance said the patient and another passenger were on board along with four crew members.

“We cannot confirm any survivors,” the company said in a statement. “Our immediate concern is for the patient’s family, our personnel, their families and other victims that may have been hurt on the ground.”

Mayor Cherelle Parker said Friday night at a news conference that information on fatalities wasn’t immediately known but several homes and vehicles had been damaged.

“This is still an active scene under investigation,” she said.

The crash came just two days after the deadliest U.S. air disasterin a generation. On Wednesday night, an American Airlines jet carrying 60 …