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Plane crashes into house in South Lake Tahoe

A plane crashed  into a home in South Lake Tahoe, California on Saturday night.
A small plane crashed into a home in South Lake Tahoe on Saturday October 10, 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A plane crashed  into a home in South Lake Tahoe, California on Saturday night.

Officials said Sunday morning it is unknown whether the crash is responsible for any casualties. 

In a press release, city of South Lake Tahoe spokesperson Tracy Franklin said the plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Lake Tahoe Airport just after 5:40 p.m.

Franklin said witnesses saw the plane clip a tree as it crashed near the corner of Tionontati Street and Ofling Drive in South Lake Tahoe, starting a small fire that was quickly extinguished. 

Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson Allen Kenitzer said the plane crashed into a house on the 1600 block of Tionontati Street.

No information about potential injuries has been released at this time.

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