A Cessna 414 plane crashed into a home in New Jersey Tuesday morning, engulfing two houses in flames, local fire officials said.
The crash was in Colonia, about 22 miles outside of New York City. Video from the scene shows massive flames and plumes of smoke rising into the air.
No one was inside the house hit by the flames, but the fire spread to another home where a woman was inside, reported ABC New York station WABC. That woman escaped without injuries and no one else on the ground was hurt, said WABC.
The conditions of the pilot and possible passengers were not immediately clear.
One neighbor told WABC that he heard the loud roar of the plane engine and what sounded like sputtering. He also heard shaking and a bang.
“I just can’t believe that this would happen on a street like this,” he said.
The explosion and flames “lit up the sky… everything was just a massive blaze,” another witness told WABC. “I went running down. I don’t know what I thought I was gonna do. Anybody who was home would not have had a chance.”
The fire has since been deemed under control, said John McCormac, mayor of Woodbridge Township. The plane had come to rest in the basement of the house, he said.
Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are at the scene. The National Transportation Safety Board also will investigate, according to the FAA.
ABC News’ Jason Volack contributed to this report.
