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A small aircraft has crashed at a London regional airport, the police and Southend London airport introduced Sunday.
Video footage confirmed a 12-metre aircraft in flames with a plume of black smoke at Southend-on-Sea, an airport east of London.
“We’re working with all emergency companies on the scene now and that work might be ongoing for a number of hours,” mentioned a press release from Essex police.
Police mentioned that they had been alerted a bit of earlier than 4:00 pm native time (1500 GMT).
A press release from London Southend Airport confirmed there had been “a critical incident” Sunday afternoon.
“We’re working intently with the native authorities and can be capable to present extra data as quickly as attainable,” it added.
Based on the BBC, the aircraft, a Beechcraft B200, crashed quickly after takeoff.
Southend-on-Sea is about 65 kilometres (40 miles) east of the capital and is the sixth largest airport within the London space.
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