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2 People Killed in US California as Aircraft Crashes Into House (PHOTOS)

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A total of two people were killed as a small aircraft crashed into a single-family house in the western US state of California, the Orange County Fire Authority said in a statement on Monday.
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The twin-engine Cessna 414A aircraft crashed into a house in the suburban Orange County's city of Yorba Linda, igniting a fire, at around 2 p.m. local time (22:00 GMT) on Sunday,

"[Total of] 1 structure involved, 2 people dead, 2 patients transported to local hospital," the statement, posted on Twitter, read.

The deceased people have not been identified yet. The number of people who were aboard the aircraft remains unclear.

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A press conference, where updated information on the accident will be given, is scheduled to begin at 4.00 P.M. local time, according to the statement of the Orange County Fire Authority.

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