A small medical jet carrying six people crashed in a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood Friday evening, officials said, causing an explosion and setting several homes ablaze.

Emergency crews are responding to an explosion in Northeast Philadelphia after a small plane crashed in the area of Roosevelt Boulevard and Cottman Avenue, according to police.

Emergency crews are responding to an explosion in Northeast Philadelphia after a small medical jet crashed in the area of Roosevelt Boulevard and Cottman Avenue

Former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Safety Team representative Kyle Bailey said Friday evening on Fox News that the jet caught on camera crashing in northeastern Philadelphia appeared “100% out of control.”

Six people have been confirmed onboard the plane that crashed in northeast Philadelphia Friday evening. According to a release by Jet Rescue, an Air Ambulance crashed near Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport just after 6:30 p.

A pediatric patient was among those on board, officials said. The aircraft went down about 6:30 p.m. shortly after takeoff and no survivors have been confirmed.

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A small plane crashed in Northeast Philadelphia 30 seconds after it took off as crews respond to a fiery scene, Pennsylvania’s governor said Friday.

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A small medical jet carrying six people crashed in a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood Friday evening, officials said, causing an explosion and setting several homes ablaze. It's unclear if anyone aboard survived.