Two people were killed and 19 were injured when a small plane crashed into the roof of a warehouse building and burned Thursday afternoon near Fullerton Municipal Airport.
The plane crashed at about 2 p.m. in the 2300 block of West Raymer Avenue, just east of the airport, police said. Black smoke could be seen rising from a hole in the roof of the business, one of several in the area.
The two deceased are believed to have been inside the aircraft when it crashed, according to authorities.
Nineteen people, who were working inside the building at the time of the crash, were injured. Eleven people were transported to a hospital, eight were treated and released at the scene. Details about the hospitalized victims’ conditions were not immediately available.
Witnesses reported a loud explosion and a large emergency response at Michael Nicholas Design Factory, a home goods store.
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