10 killed in plane crash near Dallas, says official

Ten people were killed when a small airplane crashed into a hangar as it was taking off from a Dallas-area airport on Sunday morning, said a spokesperson.

Spokesperson Mary Rosenbleeth said no one aboard the twin-engine plane survived at the Addison Municipal Airport, about 32 kilometers north of Dallas.

The Beechcraft BE-350 King Air hit an unoccupied hangar soon after 9 am, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The agency said that the blaze destroyed the plane but could not confirm how many people were aboard Sunday evening.

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Video showed black smoke billowing from the building and a gaping hole in the hangar where the plane crashed.

Officials have not released the identities of the people who died. Rosenbleeth said the Dallas County medical examiner’s office confirmed the fatalities to the town and that authorities are still working to notify the families of the victims.

An official with the medical examiner’s office said they could not release any information on the crash on Sunday evening.

The plane crashed during takeoff and the resulting fire was quickly extinguished, said Edward Martelle, a spokesperson for the town immediately north of Dallas.

FAA investigators were at the crash site on Sunday afternoon and the National Transportation Safety Board said it was sending a crew to the scene. The plane’s tail number has not yet been released.