<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Two people have been killed when a small aircraft crashed into a building in New York City's affluent Upper East Side, police say. Flames and smoke are coming out of the 50-storey apartment building on Manhattan island. The FBI says there is no indication that the crash is terrorism-related. A White House spokesman said they were not ruling out any theory. As a precaution, fighter planes are now flying over a number of US cities. The New York Fire Department said the aircraft struck the 20th floor of a building on East 72nd Street and York Avenue - identified as the Belaire, a prestigious 50-storey residential tower. Witnesses told the Associated Press (AP) news agency the crash caused a loud noise, and burning and falling debris was seen. Emergency workers have rushed to the scene, while firefighters shot streams of water at the flames from the lower floors. A freelance journalist at the scene, David Cox, added there were "hundreds" of emergency workers on the ground. "It's just next door to a hospital so there's a large amount of people wearing doctor's coats and various other nurses gear standing round the street," he said. Another eyewitness told the BBC: ''The plane levelled out and then the next thing I knew it disappeared behind the building and was gone. "I said I can't believe that this is what I just saw and they kept saying it was a helicopter but it was a plane.'' A woman who lives nearby, Chris Foege, said: "I just stood there in shock, I thought 'this can't be happening to us again'. It was like 9/11 all over again," she told the AFP news agency. BBC correspondent Guto Harri in Manhattan says there are scenes of chaos on the streets, with fire engines, police cars and ambulances blocking nearby roads. </div> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6042306.stm This is conveniently a month after 9/11...
Plane Hits Building In NYC a small plane hit a building in Manhatten. There saying it doesnt look to be a terrorist attack, ill post a link in a minute
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">NEW YORK - A small plane crashed into a 50-story condominium tower Wednesday on Manhattan's Upper East Side, raining flaming debris onto the sidewalks below and rattling New Yorkers' nerves five years after the Sept. 11 attack. Police said at least two people were killed. </div> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/manhattan_plane_crash
<div class="quote_poster">MrJ Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Whoa! Cory Lidle died.</div> Huh? You talking about Cory Lidle who pitches for the Yankees?
<div class="quote_poster">MrJ Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Whoa! Cory Lidle died.</div> Could you sound anymore excited? The plane was registered to Lidle and there was an evident fuel problem. He sent out a distress signal, but it was too late.
Wow I was watching the story on CNN...and then I came back to see the update and it's revealed that it was Cory Lidle piloting the plane. Shocking. He just got his pilot license one year ago. RIP Cory Lidle
<div class="quote_poster">TheBlackMamba Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Could you sound anymore excited? The plane was registered to Lidle and there was an evident fuel problem. He sent out a distress signal, but it was too late.</div> Hope I didn't come across as excited; just really stunned. First a plane crashes into a building in my borough, then someone from my team dies because of it.
<div class="quote_poster">P.A.P. Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Anyone know if he has any kids or a wife?</div> He might, he might not. 3 other people died as well as a result of HIS accident. It's a tragedy all round but let's not make Lidle the only victim just cause he's on ESPN. R.I.P. to all
<div class="quote_poster">phunDamentalz Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">He might, he might not. 3 other people died as well as a result of HIS accident. It's a tragedy all round but let's not make Lidle the only victim just cause he's on ESPN. R.I.P. to all</div> There were reportedly 2 people in the plane (4 seater) and the others killed were in the apartment building.
<div class="quote_poster">P.A.P. Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">There were reportedly 2 people in the plane (4 seater) and the others killed were in the apartment building.</div> Wow I bet the people who live a couple of floors down feel lucky having narrowly missed that. just goes to show that in manhattan almost anything can happen. one minute you're chilling in your $2m 2-bedroom condo, the next a plane flies into your living room.
<div class="quote_poster">P.A.P. Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Anyone know if he has any kids or a wife?</div> They said on ESPN he has a wife and a son. RIP
A 6 year old son too, shame he'll never get to see him grow up. I wasnt familiar with the man, but my condolences go out to his family none the less. R.I.P.
Was this just an accident or could this be a terrorist attack. And how did this happen? Man, RIP to all the folks who died.
Yeah, cause Lidle had such a grudge against America that he wanted to crash his small 4 seater plane into an apartment complex after putting out distress calls!!!! Umair, read the articles posted.
