A small plane has crashed into at least one house in a residential neighborhood near Portland, Oregon. The crash occurred on Saturday morning at around 10:20 am local time and a fire started. Three people are missing after the crash, per Fox 12. Two people from the plane and one person from the townhome that was hit by the plane have not been accounted for.
According to KATU2, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said that the twin Cessna 421C plane crashed into the suburb of Fairview.
Port of Portland made a statement Saturday morning: "Around 10:20 am today, a small general aviation aircraft crashed near the Troutdale Airport. Port of Portland Fire has sent a crash vehicle and battalion chief for support at the scene, and the Gresham Fire Department is the agency in charge."
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office posted in response, "A small aircraft has crashed into residential neighborhood in Fairview. PIO is responding. Media staging area is NE Sandy and Fairview Parkway."
The Federal Aviation Administration said in response to the crash, "We do not yet know how many people were on board. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate." According to NBC News, the crash sparked a five-alarm (severe) fire and Portland Fire & Rescue was "assisting with fire fighting operations."
Video of the incident was caught by the Ring doorbell of a neighbor across the street from the home that the plane crashed into. Gresham Fire Chief Scott Lewis said on Saturday that the two people on the plane and the one person in the townhome are missing, but not deaths are confirmed. Five families have been displaced.
There are also some reported power outages in the area. The extent of injuries or deaths was not immediately clear.
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