Eight dead in Milan plane crash: Private plane 'carrying French passengers' smashes into empty office building in suburbs killing everyone on board 'including boy'
A small private plane carrying six passengers and two crew members crashed into a vacant, two-story office building in a Milan suburb, killing everyone on board.
The LaPresse news agency initially quoted firefighters at the scene saying the pilot and all five passengers aboard were killed.
But later LaPresse and other media said there were eight people aboard the flight, including a boy.
Rai state TV said the passengers were believed to be French.
A small plane has crashed killing eight people, including six passengers and two crew members, in Milan, Italy. Pictured: Firefighters work at the building on which a small private plane crashed into the San Donato Milanese district in Milan
Firefighters said the blaze spread to several cars in front of the empty building but they were also unoccupied at the time
Firefighters tackle the flames that had spread to several cars in front of the building after a small plane crashed in Italy
The plane crashed into a two story building and firefighters have said that no-one other than those onboard were involved
Pictures show a thick column of dark smoke arising from the crash site as well as extensive debris surrounding the crash site
Metallic pieces lie near the crash site where the plane came down in San Donato in Milan, northern Italy, earlier today
Pictured: Firefighters work on the site of a plane crash, in San Donato Milanese suburb of Milan, Italy, on Sunday afternoon
Fire officials couldn't immediately be reached to confirm the nationalities or the number of people aboard the plane.
Firefighters tweeted that no one other than those aboard were involved in the early afternoon crash near a subway station in San Donato Milanese, a small town near Milan.
They said several cars in a nearby parking lot were set ablaze, but apparently the vehicles were unoccupied at the time.
A thick column of dark smoke rose from the crash site and was visible for kilometers.
Pictured: Carabinieri officers stand on the site of a plane crash, in San Donato Milanese suburb of Milan earlier this afternoon
Specialist equipment was used by firefighters on the scene to tackle the blaze that broke out after the plane crashed
Pictured: Italian police stand by as firefighters work at the site of a plane crash, in San Donato Milanese suburb of Milan, Italy
It is thought the plane was heading from Milan's Linate airport and the Italian island of Sardinia. Pictured: the scene today
Firefighters and police forces stand next to the impact point of the plane, which took off from the nearby Milan Linate airport
Emergency services and investigators surround the crash site after a small private plane struck an empty building in Italy
Firefighters were extinguishing the flames of the now-charred building, which reportedly was under renovation.
Sky TG24 said the plane was flying between Milan's Linate airport and the Italian island of Sardinia.
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