Small Plane Crashes Into Apartment Building in Atlanta, One Person Killed - Reports

The DeKalb County Police Department said on its Twitter account that law enforcement are responding to a possible plane crash near the Interstate-85 and Clairmont, Illinois.

One person was killed in a small plane crash when the aircraft flew into an apartment building, CNN reported.

Photos from the scene of incident show a two-storey house "missing a large swath of its brick facade" and with a damaged roof.

Police and firefighters promptly arrived at the scene, according to reports.

Piper PA28 pic.twitter.com/yS1GeCN7A4

— Toyota Jackson (@toyotajackson) October 30, 2019

There is no immediate information of any casualties.

The Federal Aviation Administration has stated in a tweet that the plane crashed after taking off from DeKalb-Peachtree Airport outside Atlanta.

#FAA Statement on the Piper PA-28 incident in DeKalb County. We will provide updates as they become available. pic.twitter.com/bDw38VkNwk

— The FAA (@FAANews) October 30, 2019

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