Plane crashes into building in Connecticut

The area around the building in Farmington was evacuated

People were evacuated from nearby buildings after a small plane carrying four people crashed into a building in Farmington, Connecticut.

“We are responding to a plane crash into a building at 111 Hyde Rd,” the Farmington Police Department said. “Please avoid the area so emergency crews can evacuate the immediate area.”

Police told NBC Connecticut the crash happened around 10am on Thursday morning, when the plane had a problem in the air, crashed into the ground, and then hit a low industrial building owned by the company Trumpf Inc.

“When we responded, the first officer on scene saw the building and the plane fully engulfed in flames,” a police lieutenant said at a press conference. “Witnesses here on scene, who were working, reported seeing the plane having trouble shortly after takeoff. The plane impacted the ground, and then struck the building.”

Four people were aboard, but authorities have not yet released any information on their condition. Police told WFSB that no Trumpf employees appear to have been injured.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the plane was a Cessna Citation 560X business jet that had taken off from Robertson Airport in the nearby town of Plainville, Connecticut. The jet was headed for Dare County Regional Airport in Manteo, North Carolina, but never made it.

By late Thursday morning, firefighters had managed to contain the flames and smoke at the Trumpf building.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board have said they will investigate the crash.

Connecticut’s governor, Ned Lamont, has said he will visit the site of the crash.

“I’m on the way to Farmington to assess the recent plane crash with emergency management personnel,” the governor tweeted. “My prayers are with those on the ground and with the souls on board.”