4 dead as light plane crashes in Paranaque
Firemen remove roof sheeting next to victims bodies at the site of a plane crash at a slum in Parañaque City on Saturday. AFP
MANILA, Philippines – Four died when a light aircraft crashed into a school building in Parañaque City on Saturday, reports said.
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Queen Air plane with body number RPC 824 crashed in Better Living Subdivision past 2 p.m., said Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines chief Ramon Gutierrez.
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Its impact triggered a fire, which had reached fifth alarm as of posting time, television reports said.
Several shanties outside the subdivision were hit, Mayor Florencio Bernabe said on radio.
With a report from Tina Santos, Inquirer
First posted 2:58 p.m.
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