Two persons are lifeless after a aircraft crashed close to an airport in Tarrant County, Texas, on Sunday.
Footage from CBS Texas confirmed hearth crews battling flames on the scene as thick, darkish smoke rose into the air shortly after the crash.
“We thought we had been responding to 2 separate incidents,” the hearth division spokesperson informed the Instances. “Afterward, we realized it was all a part of the identical one.”
The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Workplace informed The Unbiased that there had been a aircraft crash, however supplied no additional particulars. The hearth division confirmed to CBS Texas that the blaze is below management.
Hicks Airfield is a non-public airport about 16 miles northwest of Fort Value, Texas. It’s situated simply off U.S. Route 287 Enterprise, which was blocked in each instructions close to the location. Lois Kinman, a consultant for Hicks Airfield, informed the Instances the aircraft was not based mostly on the airport.
An unnamed witness informed WFAA they had been working at a close-by cafe after they heard a loud growth, and a buyer ran inside asking them to name 911. Once they ran exterior, they noticed {that a} aircraft appeared to have crashed into parked vehicles.
One other witness, Lauren Anderson, informed the Instances she noticed a “large black cloud of smoke” that gave the impression to be 100 toes large. As soon as crews responded and the smoke cleared, Anderson mentioned it “form of appears like nothing occurred.”
“There was most likely a couple of 20-, 30-minute window the place it was simply nonstop emergency autos,” she informed the outlet.