<p>Several fatalities were reported on Thursday after a small plane crashed into and demolished a mobile home in Clearwater, Florida, officials said.</p><p>Images posted online by the Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department showed flames and smoke billowing from the destroyed home.</p><p>"I can confirm that we have several fatalities both from the aircraft and within" the mobile home the plane crashed into, Clearwater Fire Chief Scott Ehlers said in a press briefing late on Thursday. He did not give the exact number of fatalities.</p><p>The pilot had radioed in a Mayday distress call, Ehlers said earlier.</p>.At least 2 killed, 165 injured in fire from gas explosion in Kenya's Nairobi: Report.<p>The aircraft, a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza V35, crashed into the residential area after the pilot reported an engine failure, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson was quoted as saying by <em>CNN</em>.</p><p>It was not clear how many people were on the plane.</p><p>One person on the ground also received a minor injury and refused treatment, said Ehlers, who said the pilot was dead, according to reports from the scene.</p><p>In all, four homes were damaged in the mobile home park where the crash occurred, he said.</p><p>"A mobile home doesn't withstand much in the first place, so the aircraft pretty much demolished it. The fire consumed the rest," Ehlers said.</p><p>Neighbor Steven Ascari, who posted video of the scene on social media, said first responders arrived quickly and put out the flames within half an hour.</p><p>"We heard an explosion outside that shook the entire apartment and next thing you know a giant pillar of smoke was seen," Ascari said.</p><p>Clearwater is a city of about 117,000 people on the Gulf Coast about 24 miles (40 km) west of Tampa.</p><p>Fire officials said the first call came in at 7:08 pm EST on Thursday (0008 GMT on Friday).</p>
<p>Several fatalities were reported on Thursday after a small plane crashed into and demolished a mobile home in Clearwater, Florida, officials said.</p><p>Images posted online by the Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department showed flames and smoke billowing from the destroyed home.</p><p>"I can confirm that we have several fatalities both from the aircraft and within" the mobile home the plane crashed into, Clearwater Fire Chief Scott Ehlers said in a press briefing late on Thursday. He did not give the exact number of fatalities.</p><p>The pilot had radioed in a Mayday distress call, Ehlers said earlier.</p>.At least 2 killed, 165 injured in fire from gas explosion in Kenya's Nairobi: Report.<p>The aircraft, a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza V35, crashed into the residential area after the pilot reported an engine failure, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson was quoted as saying by <em>CNN</em>.</p><p>It was not clear how many people were on the plane.</p><p>One person on the ground also received a minor injury and refused treatment, said Ehlers, who said the pilot was dead, according to reports from the scene.</p><p>In all, four homes were damaged in the mobile home park where the crash occurred, he said.</p><p>"A mobile home doesn't withstand much in the first place, so the aircraft pretty much demolished it. The fire consumed the rest," Ehlers said.</p><p>Neighbor Steven Ascari, who posted video of the scene on social media, said first responders arrived quickly and put out the flames within half an hour.</p><p>"We heard an explosion outside that shook the entire apartment and next thing you know a giant pillar of smoke was seen," Ascari said.</p><p>Clearwater is a city of about 117,000 people on the Gulf Coast about 24 miles (40 km) west of Tampa.</p><p>Fire officials said the first call came in at 7:08 pm EST on Thursday (0008 GMT on Friday).</p>