49 killed in NY plane crash: report

A commercial plane has crashed into a house a few kilometres from the airport in Buffalo, New York.

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Firefighters spray water on a fire on Clarence Center Road involving an airplane and a home. State police say a 50-passenger commuter plane has crashed into a home in suburban Buffalo.

A commercial plane has crashed into a house about eight kilometres fromu00a0 the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, New York, killing 49 people.

The plane hit the home and burst into flames at 10.10 pm (local time).

County Executive Chris Collins said that there may have been as many as 50 peopleu00a0 aboard the plane and crew members had reported mechanical problems as they approachedu00a0 Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

The Continental Airlines plane was arriving from Newark, New Jersey.

Unconfirmed reports from a source at the airport said that the dead included 44u00a0 passengers, four crew members and a person on the ground.

The crash resulted in a huge explosion and fire that is currently being fought by dozens of firefighters. The area has been sealed off because the aircraft is still burning.