Breaking news report from ABC7 WJLA in Gaithersburg, Maryland after a twin-jet engine Embraer EMB-500/Phenom 100 crashed into a house.
Montgomery County Fire & Rescue firefighters responded about 11:00 a.m. Monday to 19733 Drop Forge Lane near Snouffer School Road where a private jet crashed into a house less than one mile from a Montgomery County airpark. The aircraft crashed caused a fire in two homes, according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue officials.
Three people died on the plane, including the CEO of North Carolina company Health Decisions, Dr. Michael Rosenberg. Initially residents in the house were missing, but later an adult woman, a 3-year-old child and a 1 1/2-month-old infant were found dead together on the second floor of the house.
House fire after jet crash in Gaithersburg, Maryland with explosion while firefighters set up for water.
G'Burg Plane crash – MCFRS have fire(s) knocked down, several home were on fire, plane crashed into 1, damaged others pic.twitter.com/cTWFu6IEDo
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 8, 2014
UPDATE – @MCFRS_FireChief Steve Lohr will brief media (news conf) at 2p IFO 19700 blk Drop Forge La w/ NTSB, FAA, MCP pic.twitter.com/dWZCMSzMio
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 8, 2014
News Briefing G'Burg Plane Crash at 2p- at least 3 fatalities (plane), several occupants of house are unaccounted for pic.twitter.com/3jGq4yhezh
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 8, 2014
G'Burg plane crash – twin engine jet plane came down near houses on Drop Forge Lane near Blue Smoke Lane pic.twitter.com/pa2J8IDXqW
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 8, 2014
Most of plane debris (tough to see) is in driveway of 19737 Drop Forge Ln., house to right took brunt of damage pic.twitter.com/nDwQmhf546
— JimMacKayWNEW (@JimMacKayWNEW) December 8, 2014
MORE: Gaithersburg plane crash at Drop Forge Lane, 3 houses suffering some sort of damage, this one the worst @WNEW pic.twitter.com/vihz4k5eYE
— JimMacKayWNEW (@JimMacKayWNEW) December 8, 2014
Multi agency news conference underway at scene of Gaithersburg plane crash @WNEW pic.twitter.com/r13saBdI3e
— JimMacKayWNEW (@JimMacKayWNEW) December 8, 2014
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