Learjet nosedives near Florida neighborhood, erupts into massive fireball
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All nine people on board a business jet were killed when it plummeted to a roadway near a South Florida neighborhood. Read more trending news Amazingly, the plane, a Learjet 60 en route to the Bahamas, missed homes in Greenacres, Palm Beach County, Florida, and instead struck the nearby highway, The Associated Press reported. While all on the plane were killed, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said there were no reports of people on the ground being injured or killed. The plane came down feet from homes and businesses, CNN reported.He said the plane “looked like a missile going down” and left “a big crater on the side of the road.”About 600 people had to be sent to shelters because the damage on the ground is blocking the entrance to their mobile home park, according to CNN.“I heard and felt the boom,” Andrew Mannino told CNN. “The power immediately went out and is still out.” He also said he smelled smoke and saw a large black cloud.The flight had left Austin-Bergstrom International Airport