Several individuals have died after a aircraft crashed right into a cell dwelling in Clearwater, Florida, on Thursday, the native hearth division mentioned.

At about 7:08 p.m. ET, authorities acquired simultaneous calls a few construction hearth and a “mayday” sign from the pilot of an plane that went off radar about three miles from the runway of the St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport, Clearwater Fire and Rescue Department Chief Scott Ehlers mentioned.

Responders received to the scene at 7:15 p.m. Four cell properties, together with one the aircraft crashed into, have been on hearth.

“I can confirm that we have several fatalities, both from the aircraft and within the mobile home,” Ehlers mentioned.

He added individuals within the different three properties received out safely.

The hearth and rescue division is working with the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board to determine the kind of plane, in addition to the pilot and passengers aboard the aircraft, Ehlers mentioned.

“Please understand that we’re working through a very complicated scene,” he mentioned. “There’s going to be a lot of agencies that are here… to help coordinate in the investigation of actually what happened, so we’re limited on some of the information we can provide, but we’ll do our best to get you the right, updated information.”