In Palm Springs, Florida, on Tuesday, a small plane crashed into the Mar-Mak Colony Club, a mobile home park, setting two homes on fire and injuring an “unknown number of victims,” authorities said.
According to the Associated Press, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Captain Albert Borroto said in an email 911 callers reported a low-flying aircraft before responding crews saw a visible column of smoke. The Red Cross was called to assist two families.
“It just pounded, like an explosion,” park resident Clara Ingram told the AP. When she looked out her door she saw “nothing but a big ball of fire.”
The crash is visible in security footage from a surveillance camera at the nearby Off-Lease Only car dealership.
The Federal Aviation Administration opened an investigation into the incident Tuesday evening.
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