Oct 24, 2020 - Politics & Policy

2 die in Navy training plane crash

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Two people onboard a U.S. Navy training aircraft died after crashing in a residential neighborhood outside of Mobile, Alabama on Friday, AP reports.

The big picture: The Navy has not yet released the names of those killed and there are no other reported injuries. Local officials say a home and some cars caught fire due to the crash. Firefighters made “a quick stop on the fire,” Foley Fire Chief Joey Darby told local news outlets.

  • The Baldwin County Sheriff's office says the Department of Defense and the Navy are equipped to investigate the crash.
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