At least ten people have died after a small aircraft crashedat an airport in Dallas, Texas.
All ten people on board were killed after it crashed atAddison Airport at 9:10 a.m local time on Sunday, Mary Rosenbleeth, spokeswomanfor the city of Addison, was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency.
The twin-engine small plane had just taken off when itcrashed into a hangar at the airport, about 25 km north of downtown Dallas,Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesperson Lynn Lunsford said. The firedestroyed the aircraft.
Authorities have not released information about theidentities of the people who were killed. Addison fire spokesman EdwardMartelle said authorities had not identified the plane’s owner.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA weresending investigators to the scene, local media reported.