Brazil Small Plane Crashes into Residential Building, 3 Dead; Footage Shows Evasive Maneuver Around High-Rises
A small plane crashed into a residential building in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, resulting in three deaths and two injuries. The aircraft reportedly veered to avoid taller buildings before impacting the staircase of a three-story residence, an action that may have prevented greater casualties. The incident occurred shortly after takeoff from Pampulha Airport.
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(Central News Agency, Belo Horizonte, 4th, comprehensive foreign reports) A small plane crashed into a residential building in Belo Horizonte, a major city in southeastern Brazil, today, killing three people and injuring two.
According to AFP and Reuters, fire department officials stated that the small plane, carrying five people, took off from Pampulha Airport, about 8 kilometers from the center of Belo Horizonte, that afternoon, bound for Sao Paulo.
However, just minutes after takeoff, the plane crashed into a three-story residential building.
The fire department of Minas Gerais state, where Belo Horizonte is located, stated that the pilot and co-pilot died on the spot, and the three passengers on board were rushed to the hospital.
Local medical institutions reported that one of the injured died from severe injuries, while the other two remain hospitalized in stable condition.
The fire department stated that despite the plane directly hitting the building, no one inside the house was injured, and the building structure showed no 'obvious risk of collapse.'
The fire department said that the plane hit the building's stairwell, which may have prevented more casualties.
A fire official told the news website G1: 'If the plane had hit the side of the building, it might have directly crashed into occupied apartments.'
TV Globo's helicopter was nearby at the time and captured the final moments before the plane crashed. The footage showed the plane rapidly losing altitude, turning left to avoid taller buildings, then hitting the three-story building and crashing into the parking lot.
Images released by the fire department show rescuers assisting residents in evacuating. (Compiler: Tsai Chia-min) 1150505
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(Central News Agency, Belo Horizonte, 4th, comprehensive foreign reports) A small plane crashed into a residential building in Belo Horizonte, a major city in southeastern Brazil, today, killing three people and injuring two.
According to AFP and Reuters, fire department officials stated that the small plane, carrying five people, took off from Pampulha Airport, about 8 kilometers from the center of Belo Horizonte, that afternoon, bound for Sao Paulo.
However, just minutes after takeoff, the plane crashed into a three-story residential building.
The fire department of Minas Gerais state, where Belo Horizonte is located, stated that the pilot and co-pilot died on the spot, and the three passengers on board were rushed to the hospital.
Local medical institutions reported that one of the injured died from severe injuries, while the other two remain hospitalized in stable condition.
The fire department stated that despite the plane directly hitting the building, no one inside the house was injured, and the building structure showed no 'obvious risk of collapse.'
The fire department said that the plane hit the building's stairwell, which may have prevented more casualties.
A fire official told the news website G1: 'If the plane had hit the side of the building, it might have directly crashed into occupied apartments.'
TV Globo's helicopter was nearby at the time and captured the final moments before the plane crashed. The footage showed the plane rapidly losing altitude, turning left to avoid taller buildings, then hitting the three-story building and crashing into the parking lot.
Images released by the fire department show rescuers assisting residents in evacuating. (Compiler: Tsai Chia-min) 1150505
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