An airplane crash sparked a massive house fire on Saturday in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Officials have confirmed that while no residents were injured in the incident, there were no survivors from the airplane crash.
In a statement following the crash on Saturday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said, “A SOCATA TBM 700 crashed in a residential area in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, around 12:20 p.m. local time on Saturday, March 29.”
The FAA noted that prior to Saturday’s crash in Brooklyn Park, the SOCATA TBM 700 had departed from Iowa’s Des Moines International Airport and was traveling to Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Minneapolis.
“We do not yet know how many people were on board,” the FAA added. “The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and will provide any updates.”
During a Saturday press conference, Brooklyn Fire Chief Shawn Conway said, “There are no survivors from the aircraft which struck the home.” Regarding the house fire that was caused by the airplane crash, Conway said, “There were no occupant fatalities. Everybody was exited the home safely.”
A video shared on X, formerly Twitter, by media personality Benny Johnson shows the massive fire that was caused by the airplane crashing into a home in Brooklyn Park.
Another video shared on social media shows a huge plume of smoke coming from the house fire in Brooklyn Park.
In a post on X, Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) addressed Saturday’s airplane crash, tweeting, “My team is in touch with local officials on the scene in Brooklyn Park and we are monitoring the situation closely. Grateful to the first responders answering the call.”
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According to NBC News, a U.S. Bank spokesperson has claimed that U.S. Bank Vice Chair Terry Dolan is believed to have been on the SOCATA TBM 700 at the time of the crash in Brooklyn Park on Saturday. The U.S. Bank spokesperson noted that the plane was registered to Dolan.
The U.S. Bank spokesperson said, “At this time, the medical examiner’s office has not been able to confirm whether he was on board, but we believe he was. Our thoughts and prayers are with him, his family and friends, and anyone who may have been affected by yesterday’s tragic incident.”
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