A private jet crashed into military housing in San Diego during foggy weather early Thursday, igniting cars parked along a suburban neighborhood block and killing multiple people on board the plane, authorities said.

The plane could hold eight to 10 people but it’s not yet known how many were on the aircraft, Assistant San Diego Fire Chief Dan Eddy said at a news conference. Authorities will be investigating whether the plane hit a power line, he said.

The aircraft crashed just before 4 a.m. into the U.S. military’s largest housing neighborhood. It appeared to strike at least one home that had a charred and collapsed roof and smash through half a dozen vehicles. About 10 homes suffered damage.

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    1 hour ago

    One of the family’s cars was “completely disintegrated,” and the other had extensive damage. Her yard was littered with plane parts, broken glass and debris.

    “I definitely do feel blessed, because we’ve been spared,” she said.

    I feel was more blessed than her, because not only was I spared from being killed in a plane crash, but also because God didn’t destroy my car.

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    4 hours ago

    Is there any possible way to make the headline more vague? Like maybe something crashed somewhere?

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    10 hours ago

    A private jet, huh? So rich assholes that can’t be bothered to travel in a less polluting way. They won’t be missed.

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    9 hours ago

    The most unrealistic thing is that the huskies were carted away instead of bounding down the block trying to eat all the fire.