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A small medical transport aircraft hit several buildings in Philadelphia on Friday night, killing all six people on board and at least another person on the ground, confirmed by the mayor.

The jet was on a medical transport trip, departing to Tijuana in Mexico, with a brief shutdown in Missouri. It was carried by a child and mother, as well as two pilots, doctors and paramedics. They were all Mexican citizens.

But only one minute after taking off the Learjet 55 fell to the ground. The videos show that the aircraft is descending quickly and causes a huge fireball.

Nineteen other people were injured, though Mayor Chereelle Parker said that this number could continue to change.

Speaking at Saturday’s press conference, Adam Thiel, managing director of Philadelphia City, said it would probably be “or more” until officials could confirm “the number of people who have died in this tragedy and the outcome of the injured.”

He added that there was still “a lot of unknown about who was” when the accident happened.

The girl in Mexico had just finished medical treatment of life -threatening illness at Shriners Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia.

Earlier on Friday, staff had a party to celebrate, said Mel Bower, a hospital spokesman. He added that the staff who managed him was very deeply influenced by the news of the tragedy.

The flight was tied to Springfield, Missouri, for a brief shutdown before continuing Tijuana.

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The collision was less than 6.4 km away. Flight logs show that the aircraft was “only a minute” in the air before collapsing, said Mayor Parker.

There was no problem with the airplane until the air traffic was controlled, and the controllers who tried to get an answer from the shipping person did not receive one, said the NTSB president.

Witnesses described shrapnel harmful cars and sent burning debris to the street. The pictures of the following are mangled, showed burnt-out vehicles and deep gouge on the street.

Firefighters said five separate fires were raised from the accident, but they were retained and extinguished.

The accident occurred only from Roosevelt Mall, a three-storey shopping center, in a densely populated part of Philadelphia, in the fifth largest city in the United States.

The area is full of terrace houses and shops. Many properties have lost energy after the collision.

One of the people said he was driving when he heard the loud sound and then a loud explosion.

“Everyone just started screaming,” he said.

Another witness told the local media that the explosion “illuminated the whole sky”.

“I just saw an airplane basically struck the building and it exploded. The sky was lit and basically just very bad here” – the witness said to WPVI-TVdescribing that the accident feels like an earthquake.

Ryan Tian, ​​was 23 years old The Philadelphia Inquirer It became dinner when he saw a “huge fireball” that became orange.

“I thought we were getting some attack,” he said.

Jared Solomon, a representative of the local state, said in a statement: “During the deep tragedy, I inspired us to squirt in hundreds of our first respondents to ensure the safety of our neighborhood.”

Mayor Parker said the emergency workers worked all night at the accident.

According to officials, the scene of the wreckage is large, up to six blocks, and there is debris in remote areas.

The mayor told the city residents that if they found debris, they would call 911 and “don’t touch anything”.

NTSB investigators are still looking for a cockpit voice recorder, which is “probably injured and fragmented,” Homendy said.

He said investigators collect debris for several days, maybe weeks.

“I would like to emphasize that this is an active test scene. The debris is scattered, very dangerous, so I encourage everyone to stay at the accident site,” he said.

FAA also examines it.

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In his statement, President Donald Trump stated that his administration was “fully committed”.

“It’s so sad that I see the aircraft fall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The innocent souls are lost,” he said.

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum said he was “mourning six Mexicans in the flight accident” in a statement translated from the Spanish.

“My solidarity is with their loved ones and friends,” he added.

According to the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the staff of the country’s Philadelphia consulate contacted relatives.