A Boeing 777 Crash Landed in San Francisco
According to multiple on-the-ground reports, a Boeing 777 operated by Asiana Airlines crashed during landing at San Francisco International airport Saturday afternoon. The FAA confirmed a crash occurred without naming the flight or the number of injuries, but Asiana flight 214 from Seoul is thought to be the plane that crashed. According to Emergency in San Francisco, 44 people have already been rescued. According to a KTVU witness report, the plane was just about to land when the tail of the plane fell off. One witness uploaded a picture of the plane immediately after being rescued:
I just crash landed at SFO. Tail ripped off. Most everyone seems fine. I'm ok. Surreal... (at @flySFO) [pic] — https://t.co/E6Ur1XEfa4
— David Eun (@Eunner) July 6, 2013
Reports started coming in on social media almost immediately as bystanders waiting for other flights reported what they saw:
we were walking back from breakfast, stopped to take a picture of the runway, and a landing plane came in at a bad angle, flipped, exploded
— stefanielaine (@stefanielaine) July 6, 2013
we saw the rescue slides come out, not sure whether that means there were survivors. the plane completely broke apart, smoke pouring out
— stefanielaine (@stefanielaine) July 6, 2013
This same witness actually got a picture of the crash while it was happening:
just realized I have a picture of the actual crash. holy fucking shit. pic.twitter.com/5TnOX96Gsi
— stefanielaine (@stefanielaine) July 6, 2013
There are no injuries reported yet but passengers are reportedly being evacuated:
People being evacuated via the emergency slides at the plane #crash at #SFO pic.twitter.com/BK4qq1e3qN
— Krista Seiden (@kristaseiden) July 6, 2013
This video shows plumes of heavy black smoke coming from the plane after it crashed:
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This story is still developing and we'll be updating this post as we learn more.
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