paulineb
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An American Airlines Boeing 767 has crashed into Queens District NY. 2:15pm our time. No further news yet.
Pauline B
Pauline B
Another plane crash in NY
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BarryD
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Culled from CNN.COM
American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 -- 246 passengers, nine crew members. En route from New York to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Scheduled for 8:40 a.m. EST departure, Plane took off at 9:14 a.m. EST, The plane went down at 9:17 a.m. EST
New York declares Level One alert; 44 firetrucks, 200 firefighters dispatched to scene.
Three New York-area airports initially shut down, city tunnels and bridges closed
Caused by an on-board explosion.
Barry D.
American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 -- 246 passengers, nine crew members. En route from New York to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Scheduled for 8:40 a.m. EST departure, Plane took off at 9:14 a.m. EST, The plane went down at 9:17 a.m. EST
New York declares Level One alert; 44 firetrucks, 200 firefighters dispatched to scene.
Three New York-area airports initially shut down, city tunnels and bridges closed
Caused by an on-board explosion.
Barry D.
paulineb
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Looks like an engine fell off.
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Pauline B
ArthurWood
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2.00pm Florida time: still no cause determined. Wing fell in bay, engine fell on a boat in a driveway and rest fell on a petrol station. No emergency call from pilot.
ArthurWood
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Giuliani press conference going on right now: majority of eyewitnesses report plane falling apart - no explosion. Pilot possibly dumped fuel in bay before crash. 255 dead, 115 bodies found, 6 missing on ground.