Video shows plane crashing into autism centre

Children ‘run for their lives’ as aircraft veers into building and bursts into flames

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The plane and part of the building were engulfed in flames
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Dramatic CCTV footage has emerged showing a small plane crashing into a Florida therapy centre for young people with autism.

The two people aboard were killed and children and teachers had to “run for their lives” after the the Cessna 335 veered into the building and exploded into a fireball on Saturday afternoon, Sky News reports. The six-seater plane had taken off from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport moments before, adds regional broadcaster Local 10 News.

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