Agung Surya / EPA - Rescuers search for victims at a plane crash site near Halim Perdana Kusuma airport in Jakarta on Thursday.
JAKARTA -- An Indonesia air force plane crashed into a housing complex in the capital Jakarta Thursday, setting houses on fire and killing at least 6 people.
Jakarta Police operations bureau chief Agung Budi Maryoto confirmed an aircraft had crashed, according to an English-language report in the Jakarta Post, based on remarks made to kompas.com.
“Yes, we have received the information. An aircraft belonging to the Indonesian Air Force ... has just crashed in Halim,” Agung said.
Alwi, an official at the East Jakarta Fire Brigade, said the Fokker 27 turboprop aircraft went down near a street within Halim Perdanakusuma air base. The accident happened at 2:45 p.m. local time (2:45 a.m. ET).
Media reports quoted witnesses as saying at least eight houses were burning.
Military spokesman Rear Adm. Iskandar Sitompul told The Associated Press that three of the fatalities were confirmed to have been on the ground.
He added the plane was on a routine training flight when it crashed.
Air Force spokesman Rear Adm. Azman Yunus said there were seven people on the plane, including the pilot, co-pilot, instructor and trainees. They were all taken to a nearby hospital.
Last month a Russian-made airline crashed into a mountain while flying south of Jakarta, killing 45 people.
The new Sukhoi Superjet-100 hit Mount Salak during a demonstration flight for potential Indonesian airline buyers on May 9.
- MSNBC/AP/REUTERS
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