Report: Plane crashes into building in Wichita, Kansas

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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/possible-plane-crash-near-wichita-kansas-airport/

Only the pilot was on the plane. CBS Wichita affiliate KWCH-TV reports that about 100 people were in the building at the time of the crash at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport but most were safely evacuated.

Four people remained unaccounted for hours after the crash, but a search was halted at midday after a portion of the building collapsed. Wichita Fire Marshal Brad Crisp assured onlookers the search would resume as soon as the building was deemed stable...

The plane appeared to strike the top of the building and ignite what Wichita Fire Chief Ronald D. Blackwell described as a "horrific" fire. Flames and towering plumes of smoke from the wreckage could be seen for miles around the city.
 
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One witness, Brian Youngers, said he was across the street from the building talking to the manager of an avionics repair company at the time of the crash.

“We heard this ‘vroom,’ ” he said. “It was way too loud, way too close. We were like, ‘Holy crap.’ ”

By the time, they reached the back of the building it was already on fire, Youngers said
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