Two individuals have been rescued from a small airplane within the US state of Maryland, a number of hours after it crashed into energy strains.

The two males have been taken to hospital after the incident in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, which precipitated widespread energy outages within the surrounding space.

The males, recognized by Maryland State Police as pilot Patrick Merkle, 65, of Washington, DC, and passenger Jan Williams, 66, of Louisiana, have been rescued from the airplane that was caught about 100ft above the bottom.

Montgomery County Fire Chief Scott Goldstein mentioned the airplane was secured to a pylon at 12.16am (5.16am GMT) and the primary occupant was faraway from the airplane at 12.25am (5.25am GMT).

The second occupant was extricated at 12.36am (5.36am GMT).

Both males suffered “serious injuries” from the crash, and hypothermia was additionally a difficulty, the fireplace chief mentioned.

Both males have been transported to native trauma centres with non-life threatening accidents, Mr Goldstein added.

The Federal Aviation Administration mentioned in an announcement that the single-engine airplane, which had departed White Plains, New York, crashed into an influence line tower close to Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg at round 5.40pm on Sunday.

The FAA recognized the airplane as a Mooney M20J.

Video footage confirmed a small white airplane positioned with its nostril up close to a pylon. An area tv station’s dwell video confirmed the airplane remained caught within the transmission tower after 8pm.

The utility agency Pepco had reported that about 120,000 clients have been with out energy in Montgomery County. At the time of the rescue, many of the energy had been restored to the county, outdoors of the crash web site.

Mr Goldstein mentioned the following steps can be to safe the airplane and take away it earlier than the facility strains can be restrung and reconnected.

The crash passed off in Gaithersburg, a metropolis of 69,000 individuals about 24 miles north-west of Washington, DC.

The explanation for the crash was not instantly clear. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will examine what occurred.