Gilbert police and fire departments respond to plane that crashes into house
Sep 17, 2016, 8:06 PM | Updated: 9:45 pm
Twitter Photo/@GilbertFireDept
An airplane crashed into a house in Gilbert, Arizona, Saturday night.
The Gilbert Fire Rescue said that it was a single engine plane that crashed into a home near Gilbert and Ray roads.
Single engine plane crashed into home. Firefighters fighting the fire and searching for victims. 400 block E Baylor pic.twitter.com/nbQAlkcBR9
— Gilbert Fire Rescue (@GilbertFireDept) September 18, 2016
The Gilbert Police Department also responded to the house, and said that it was a small plane that was carrying skydivers. All the skydivers had been accounted for, according to Gilbert police, while the pilot was transported to the hospital for burns.
Gilbert FD said that the homeowners are safe, and the pilot was able to jump from the plane with a parachute.
No other details were immediately available.
